>> good afternoon. a very warm welcome to everyone here. a big thank you for your fantastic performance. i am jeanne mancini and i am honored to serve as president of the march for life. the largest annual human rights demonstration in the world. [applause] we are going to begin by saying the pledge of allegiance which is going to be led by the grand knight of the georgetown council of the knights of columbus. >> please face the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands. one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. [applause] >> ok. i am delighted to welcome angelica park, san antonio's outstanding teen 2018 who will lead us in the national anthem. >> [singing] oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? and the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ♪ [applause] thank you, guys. god bless you all. jeanne: thank you, angelica. each year we are grateful for the collaborative efforts in opening our rally in prayer. in continuing this tradition, i am happy to welcome the bishop of the greek orthodox archdiocese of america. the archbishop of kansas city, headed of the united states catholic conference pro-life. [applause] >> dear brothers and sisters, year after year we have come together in this beautiful city of washington, d.c. surrounded by crowds who offer prayers and bear witness to the sanctity of life which was given to us by god of which we are to be good stewards. as christians, roman catholics, we believe that based on the revelation mentioned in the scripture are the examples and teachings of the states, our fathers and mothers in the faith, we join not to condemn but to encourage, not to attack, but to inspire. to promote the sanctity of life. the dignity of unborn children and all of human life. the sanctity of life is not only a social issue, it is a spiritual issue that must be addressed constantly and clearly because it touches the very fabric of humanity and salvation. in connection with a great sacrifice of our source of life itself. our lord and savior, jesus christ on the cross. led astray, inspired by these words. in a gesture of remembrance of the law, let us say, our lord, who sanctifies those who put their trust in you, save your people. protect the whole body of your church. sanctify those who allow the beauty of your creation. glorify them by your divine power and forsake us not who have set our hope in you. remember, lord, those that live in chastity and governance in a synthesis of an holiness of light. remember, lord, this country, the president, and all those in public service who you have allowed to govern on earth. speak to their hearts good things concerning your church and all your people through your faith the conduct of the duties we may live peaceful and serene lives in all piety and holiness. sustain the good and their goodness. remember, lord, the people here presented. have mercy on them and on us according to the multitude of your mercy. fill the treasurers with every good thing. reserved emeritus in peace and harmony. protect the unborn. nurture the infants. instruct the youth. give courage to the fainthearted. reunite those separated. sail with those who travel. defend the widows. protect the orphans. heal the sick. remember, lord, those in exile and those in every kind of affliction, necessity, or distress. those who love us and those who hate us. remember, lord our god, your people and for your rich mercy upon them rather than they petition for salvation. remember, oh god, all those we have not remembered. you know the name and age of each. even from their mother's womb. for you are the helper of the helpless. the hope of the hopeless. the savior of the afflicted. be all things to all. you who know each person, his request, his household, and his need. deliver this country, city, and county. every city and town from famine, disease, earthquake, flood, fire, war, invasion of foreign enemies and civil war. for every good and perfect gift is from above, coming from you, the father of light. to you, we give glory, thanksgiving, and worship to the father and to the son into the holy spirit now and forever and unto the ages of ages, amen. >> thank you so much. thank you, your grace. i am very happy to introduce to you a video from some people who are very important to the march of life. the vice president and ms. pence. they are overseas. they wanted to send you a special message. >> hello, march for life. jeanne, members of the house and senate, state leaders, and especially, all of the wonderful people of this pro-life generation, i am vice president mike pence. >> i am sharon pence. we are pro-life. we want to thank you for making the journey to our nation's capital for the largest pro-life gathering in the united states of america. the 47th annual march for life. our family has made it a priority to attend the march for life. >> we wish we could be with you today. right now, we are in rome at the vatican representing the united states of america. in fact, we just left a meeting with pope francis. during our conversation, i thanked him for all that he and catholic americans have done to defend the sanctity of human life throughout the history of this movement. to all the proud catholics who i know are filling our national mall today, proudly carrying banners all across this country. >> and all the people of faith who are marching, we want to thank you for your witness. thank you for your compassion. and thank you for standing for life. your prayers have sustained this important movement for nearly 50 years. we cannot be more proud to be on this journey with you. >> in just a few moments, you are going to hear from the first president to ever address the march for life in person. president donald trump. i could not be more proud. to serve as vice president to the most pro-life president in american history. from reinstating the mexico city policy, defunding planned parenthood to appointing principled conservative judges, the results speak for themselves. this movement has been championed in president donald trump and you always will. even as our nation marks another sad anniversary, today is also a day of progress and a day of celebration. because, thanks for your support, and thanks to the leadership of president trump, life is winning in america again. >> life is winning through the compassion of caregivers and volunteers at care centers across the country. and life is winning through the generosity of millions of families who open their hearts and their homes to children in need. and life is winning because of the witness of hundreds of thousands of americans from every background who braved the cold to march for life. >> keep standing strong and stand with that love and compassion that has always defined this movement for life. and know that this president and this administration will stand with you every day until we restore the sanctity of life to the center of american law. so, from our small family to yours, thank you for standing for life. [applause] ♪ >> >>[singing] now you've got some diamonds and you will have some others but you'd better watch your step, girl or start living with your mother so don't play with me, 'cause you're playing with fire ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> the 47th march for life a historic first. in just a few minutes, we will hear from the 45th president of the united states of america. the first president to join the march for life, president donald trump. [applause] mr. president, we are happy to welcome you here. you will see that our marchers are full of passion and full of love and they are young. [applause] we are america's future. we want to make abortion unthinkable and we are grateful that you are pro-life. on behalf of our marchers, mr. president, i would like to thank you for your stand and your record. [applause] mr. president, the march for life has come a long way. this huge gathering started around a kitchen table in 1974. since then, millions of americans have collectively stood up and stepped forward for life. this is the largest annual human rights demonstration in the entire world and now you are part of it. [applause] every year, despite blizzards or subzero temperatures, the marchers get bigger and younger. hundreds of thousands of pro-life americans travel to washington for this peaceful, enthusiastic, and loving witness to the inherent dignity of the human person. we are pro-life and we are pro-woman. [applause] your presence here today, mr. president, makes a powerful statement. you are the leader of the free world and you stand for life. thank you for being here. thank you for everything you have done for life. and thank you for everything you will be doing for life in the years ahead. [applause] please join me in giving a warm welcome to the president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause] a™ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ pres. trump: thank you very much and thank you, jeanne. it is my honor to be the first president in history to attend the march for life. [applause] we are here for a very simple reason. to defend the right of every child born and unborn. to fulfill their god-given potential. [applause] for 47 years. as president of the united states, i am proud to stand with you. [applause] i want to welcome tens of thousands. this is a tremendous turnout. tens of thousands of high school and college students who took a long bus ride to be here in our nation's capital. to make you feel even better, there are tens of thousands of people outside that we pass on the way in. if anybody would like to give up their spot, we can work it out. we have a tremendous group of people outside. thousands and thousands wanted to get in. this is a great success. [applause] young people are the heart of the march for life. it is your generation that is making america the profamily, pro-life nation. [applause] the life movement is led by strong women, amazing faith leaders, and students who carry on the legacy of pioneers before us who fought to raise the conscious of our nation and uphold the rights of our citizens. mothers with care and compassion. you are empowered by prayer and motivated by unselfish love. you are grateful and we are so grateful. these are incredible people. to be joined by secretary alex cesar and kellyanne conway. [applause] and thanks also to senators mike lee and james lankford who are here. thank you, fellas. and representative steve scalise. chris smith. ralph abraham. warren davidson. bob latta. lloyd smucker. brian fitzpatrick and brad wenstrup. thank you all. i have to say, we have many more politicians in the audience. if you don't mind, i will not introduce them all. all of us here understand an eternal truth. every child is a precious and sacred gift from god. [applause] together, we must protect, cherish, and defend the dignity and the sanctity of every human life. [applause] when we see the image of a baby in the womb, we witness the majesty of god's creation. [applause] when we hold a newborn in our arms, we know the endless love that each child brings to a family. when we watch a child grow, we see the splendor, that radiates from each human soul. one life changes the world. i can tell you, i send love and i send great love. from the first day in office, i have taken action to protect america's families and to protect the unborn. [applause] during my first week in office, i reinstated and expanded the mexico city policy and we issued a landmark pro-life to govern the use of title x taxpayer funding. i notified congress that i would veto any legislation that weakens pro-life policy, that encourages the destruction of human life. [applause] at the united nations, i made clear that global bureaucrats have no business attacking the sovereignty of nations that protect innocent life. [applause] unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the white house. [applause] as the bible tells us, each person is wonderfully made. [applause] we have taken decisive action to protect the religious liberty, so important, religious liberty has been under attack all over the world and frankly, strongly attacked in our nation. you see it better than anyone. we are stopping it. we are taking care of doctors, nurses, teachers, and groups like the little sisters of the poor. [applause] we are preserving faith-based adoption and to uphold our founding documents, we have appointed federal judges who apply the constitution as written, including two phenomenal supreme court justices. neil gorsuch and brett kavanaugh. [applause] we are protecting pro-life students's rights to free speech on college campuses. and if universities want federal tax payer dollars, then they must uphold your first amendment right, speak your mind. and if they don't, they pay a very big financial penalty which they will not be willing to pay. [applause] sadly, the far-left is working to erase our god-given rights, shut down faith-based charities, and silence americans who believe in the sanctity of life. they are coming after me because i am fighting for you and we are fighting for those who have no voice. and we will win because we know how to win. [applause] we all know how to win. we all know how to win. we have been winning for a long time. we are the voice for the voiceless. and it comes to abortion, and you know this, you have seen what has happened. democrats have embraced the most radical and extreme positions taken and seen in this country for years and decades. and you can even say, for centuries. nearly every top democrat in congress now supports taxpayer-funded abortion all the way up until the moment of birth. last year, lawmakers in new york cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother's room womb right up until delivery. then, we had the case of the democratic governor in the state of virginia, the commonwealth of virginia. and we love the commonwealth of virginia but a lot is going on in virginia. what is going on? the governor stated that he would execute a baby after birth. you remember that. senate democrats even blocked legislation that would give medical care to babies who survive attempted abortions. that is why i call on congress, two of our great senators here, so many of our congressmen here. i call upon them to defend the dignity of life and to pass legislation prohibiting late-term abortion of children who can feel pain in their mother's womb. [applause] this year, the march for life is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment which forever enshrined women's right to vote in the united states and given by the united states constitution. such a big event. today, millions of extraordinary women across america are using the power of their votes to fight for the right and all of their rights as given in the declaration of independence, the right to life. [applause] to all the women here today, your devotion and your leadership uplifts our entire nation and we thank you for that. the tens of thousands of americans gathered today not only stand for life, it is really here that they stand for it so proudly together. i want to thank everybody for that. you stand for life. each and every day. you provide housing, education, jobs, and medical care to the women that you serve. you find in loving families for children in need of a forever home. you host baby showers for expecting moms. you make it your life's mission to help spread god's grace. and to all the moms here today, we celebrate you. and we declare that mothers are heroes. [applause] your strength, devotion, and drive is what powers our nation. because of you, our country has been blessed with amazing souls who have changed the course of human history. we cannot know what our citizens yet unborn will achieve. the dreams they will imagine. the masterpieces they will create. the discoveries they will make. but we know this. every life brings love into this world. every child brings joy to a family. every person is worth protecting. and above all, we know that every human soul is divine and every human life, born and unborn, is made in the holey image of almighty god. [applause] together, we will defend this truth all across our magnificent land. we will set free the dreams of our people. and with determined hope, we look forward to all of the blessings that will, from the beauty, talent, purpose, ability, and grace of every american child. i want to thank you. this is a very special moment. it is so great to represent you. i love you all. [applause] and i say with a true passion, thank you, god bless you, and god bless america. thank you all. thank you. [applause] ♪ ♪ jeanne: wow. that just happened. [applause] i have to say that that was a tough act to follow. and now i'm going to make my remarks to you. i will make it quick because i don't think anything will surpass those remarks that we just heard from. every year presents different urgent and important challenges and a great battle of our time. the fight to end abortion. this year is no exception. it is marked by profound confusion about what it means to be pro-woman. abortion. ending the life of an innocent human being is promoted as essential to women's freedom, empowerment, and progress. we know this message about women and abortion is deceptive and hurtful. mother teresa said it best. abortion is profoundly anti-woman. three quarters of its victims are women. half of the babies and all of the mothers. inspired by these needs, march for life aims to change hearts and minds to make abortion unthinkable. pro-life is pro-woman. in the year ahead, as you heard from the president, we celebrate the centennial of the 19th amendment which established a woman's right to vote. the 100th anniversary of the amendment where we remember and honor the early suffragists. those courageous early female leaders who recognize the inherent dignity of women and the unborn. these great women knew that preachers, mother and babies, were not at odds with each other. alex paul referred to abortion as the ultimate exploitation of women. we recognize that a woman's capacity to have a child is amazing. it is inherent to who she is as a person. it is not a liability. it is a gift. it is a beautiful thing. [applause] our hope and our prayer is that this year's theme will be a healing remedy for the wounding messages about what it means to be a woman coming from the pro-abortion industry and beyond. in order for it to be a healing remedy, we need your help. i have a question. how many of you here today are looking for a way to make a real difference for the pro-life cause for the vulnerable unborn? [applause] ok, that was not very loud. how many of you want to help women and men facing unexpected pregnancy? [applause] that's a little better. will you help to make abortion unthinkable? [applause] let me say that again. will you help to make abortion unthinkable? [applause] this year, like never before, we need you to do that. we need you to come together and be a unified voice for life. imagine if everyone here and everyone watching on tv could send a message to their lawmakers urging them to support pro-life legislation like the born alive abortion survivors act which simply gives babies who survive a botched abortion health services. the other side says there are no such people. guess what, you will hear from two of them in just a few minu