>>178763, >>178764, >>178765, >>178766, >>178767, >>178768, >>178769, >>178770, >>178771, >>178772, >>178773, >>178774, >>178775, >>178776, >>178777, >>178778, >>178779, >>178780, >>178781, >>178782, >>178783, >>178784, >>178785, >>178786, >>178787, >>178788, >>178789, >>178790, >>178791, >>178792, >>178793, >>178794, >>178795, >>178796, >>178797, >>178798, >>178799, >>178800, >>178801, >>178802, >>178803, >>178804, >>178805, >>178806, >>178807, >>178808, >>178809, >>178810, >>178811, >>178812, >>178813, >>178814, >>178815, >>178816, >>178817, >>178818, >>178819, >>178820, >>178821, >>178822, >>178823, >>178824, >>178825, >>178826, >>178827, >>178828, >>178829, >>178830, >>178831, >>178832, >>178833, >>178834, >>178835, >>178836, >>178837, >>178838, >>178839, >>178840, >>178841, >>178842, >>178843, >>178844, >>178845, >>178846, >>178847, >>178848, >>178849, >>178850, >>178851, >>178852, >>178853, >>178854, >>178855, >>178856, >>178857, >>178858, >>178859, >>178860, >>178861, >>178862, >>178863, >>178864, >>178865, >>178866, >>178867, >>178868, >>178869, >>178870, >>178871, >>178872, >>178873, >>178874, >>178875, >>178876, >>178877, >>178878, >>178880, >>178881, >>178882, >>178883, >>178884, >>178885, >>178886, >>178887, >>178888
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - In-town pool report #9: POTUS gaggle quotes 2/2
Highlights from the back of the POTUS gaggle on the South Lawn:
Q: Countries are calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East and to reopen dialogue…
“Well look, we can have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire. You know, you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side….We’re not looking to do that.”
From here, POTUS moved further down, away from the pool camera, and it became much harder to hear:
Q: Chuck Norris death
“Oh he did?…I thought he was a great guy, wow….I didn’t know that…he was a great guy, he was a really good, tough cookie, you didn’t want to fight him….he was a great supporter. Wow, that’s too bad.”
He said to tell his family (something inaudible)
After that it was not possible to hear him for a minute or so. When audio came back, he was talking about how Iran “should have been done long before me.”
Q: about MAGA being “unified” behind him, as well as Republicans; there are reports the US could send 2,500 Marines, are you concerned that could change the unity?
“I don’t know, I seem to have great support.” He brought up CNN showing he had 100% (MAGA support) “which is an honor” and said “as far as troops are concerned, I can’t tell you what we’re doing.”
Q: What would you like Australia and South Korea to do?
“They should get involved.”
He said he was surprised they said “no” but didn’t say what they said no to.
He brought up his frustration again with UK about not letting US use Diego Garcia. “They should have acted a lot faster.”
Q: Sarah Sanders leave a restaurant?