Trump Hosts First Responder Leaders at White House Rose Garden Luncheon
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hosted a luncheon in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday honoring the nation's first responders, attended by representatives of major firefighter and law enforcement organizations, the Daily Caller reported. The White House daily schedule listed the lunch at 12:30 p.m. Eastern, closed to the press, while several outlets carried pooled video of the event.
According to a guest list a White House official shared with the Daily Caller, attendees came from more than a dozen organizations, including the International Association of Fire Fighters, the National Volunteer Fire Council, the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Association of Police Organizations, the National Sheriffs' Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and the National Border Patrol Council.
White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said in a statement that President Trump "will always stand with the heroes in law enforcement, fire fighters, and first responders," adding that the president has provided them with resources to do their jobs, including delivering on his no-tax-on-tips promise.
Trump previously hosted police officers in the Rose Garden during Police Week earlier this year. Thursday's luncheon came about three weeks before the November 3 midterm elections, as the White House continues to emphasize its crime and public-safety agenda.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 特朗普10月15日在白宫玫瑰园午宴上致辞（白宫官方YouTube频道当日午宴视频画面）。图片来源：白宫官方YouTube频道，公共领域。President Trump delivers remarks at the Rose Garden luncheon honoring first responders at the White House on Oct. 15, 2026 (frame from the official White House YouTube video of the luncheon). Source: The White House via YouTube, public domain.
