In town pool report 2

The president took several questions before Marine One took off at 8:03. He voiced optimism about the bill passing the senate today. Asked how to placate Sen. Murkowski, he said, "who knows. You tell me." He added, "there's never been a president better for Alaska. " He attributed Elon Musk's opposition to loss of the EV mandate. He added, "He could lose a lot more than that, a lot more than that."

Looking ahead to his meeting with Netanyahu, he said they will be talking about Iran and Gaza and their recent victories. More to come from what couldn't be heard by pool.