And he thanked Saudi Arabia's King Salman for efforts to cut off funding for terrorist groups.
In addition to the Wednesday speech, Trump is scheduled to speak Friday to the Department of Transportation and other transportation stakeholders.
As the White House tries to shift the focus back to Trump's legislative agenda, the president traveled to the Rivertowne Marina in Cincinnati to argue his case for efforts to fix aging levees, dams, locks and ports, as well as his larger public works aims.
Trump says in a speech in Cincinnati that as he campaigned across the country, voters often asked him why the USA was investing so much in other countries when infrastructure here is crumbling.
Trump also raised his announcement last week that he was pulling the US out of what he dismissively referred to as the "so-called" Paris climate accord. Improving inland waterway infrastructure, he said, will help ensure that these industries can get their goods to market.
Of the summit of more than 40 Arab leaders the Saudi government hosted while Trump was there, the president could not resist a little of his signature boasting.
Trump - whose plan is still being formulated stages but who campaigned on the promise of a $1 trillion infusion in infrastructure - would rely far more on private investment than his predecessor.
Trump, today, labelled those democrats "obstructionists" for not supporting the new bill.
On the heels of a presidential election that left the anti-Trump camp calling for fierce resistance to all of his policies, Democrats like New York Sen.
Trump met briefly with family business owners impacted by rising health insurance premiums.
Taylor also said she wasn't sure how much of a factor Trump will be in the 2018 gubernatorial race.
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"Obamacare is dead", Trump said. "There are companies here prepared to work with us to make sure the right infrastructure gets built and gets built quickly".
And while a section of the speech did outline the infrastructure package he wants to sign into law and the improvements it would usher in from coast to coast, Trump did not exactly court the Democratic support he will need to pass it.
Obama would have funded his infrastructure plan with an injection of federal dollars.
"It is time to rebuild our country, to bring back our jobs, to restore our dreams, and yes, to put America first", Trump said, according to excerpts released by the White House.
Democrats Tuesday levied heavy criticism against the highly-anticipated $1 trillion plan President Trump began rolling out on Monday to overhaul the nation's crumbling roads, bridges, railways and airports.
Trump says an $8.7 billion maintenance backlog for waterways is only getting worse.
He made reference to the fact that Anthem insurance pulled out of the Obamacare health care exchange in OH this week.
In addition, intelligence agency chiefs testified before Congress this morning, and they refused to say on the record whether President Donald Trump asked them to end their investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. "Of course public private partnerships have a role in transportation and infrastructure but they certainly shouldn't be the leading force". He spoke about backing large transformative projects but did not give specifics.
That's the word from Republican Rep.
President Donald Trump smiles as he arrives for rally at the Rivertowne Marina, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Cincinnati.
Trump also surprised some White House staff and Hill lawmakers alike Wednesday by tweeting news that Chris Wray, a former DOJ assistant attorney general and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's personal attorney during the "Bridgegate" scandal, to replace ousted FBI Director James Comey.
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