In-town pool report 13: Trump gaggle on new Pope, trade, Ed Martin

POTUS gaggled unexpectedly for roughly five minutes outside the entrance to the West Wing. Most of the questions and his answers were hard to hear, so please check the tape.

On the election of an American Pope:

"That's a great honor, that's a great honor"

"I was watching it and they said, he's from America. I said, that's great."

POTUS briefly spoke on trade, saying there would be more deal signings in the Oval Office.

On pulling the nomination of Ed Martin: "We'll have somebody great."

Of Martin, said "I really thought he was terrific"

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Adam Cancryn

White House reporter, POLITICO