The decision initially gained support from Colorado business leaders, Governor John Love, and even the Nixon White House. However, it wasn't long before public opposition emerged. Led by State Representative Richard Lamm and the group Citizens for Colorado's Future, they argued that hosting the Olympics would place an unnecessary financial burden on taxpayers and the environment. The Denver Olympic Organizing Committee and its inability to manage the growing costs led to a significant loss of public confidence.
Our immigration system does need to be fair if we want to maintain that binding contract that politics is built on, otherwise it undermines trust, undermines people's faith that we're on their side and their belief that the state can and will work for them. And that is why today I am announcing this government will make a new, free of charge digital ID, mandatory for the right to work by the end of this Parliament.
The president is so excited about fixing up D.C. All new grass, sprinkler systems, our monuments, getting rid of the graffiti! And that's what people are loving. You only hear from the minority who are out there screaming and yelling that they don't want this. But the people of D.C. are actually thanking our officers, all of our federal, state, and local officers when they are out there all night long fighting to keep America safe.