Out-of-town pool report 6: quotes/ color

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POTUS welcomed von der Leyen, and said she's "highly respected.

"I think both sides want to seek fairness" and said it's been "one-sided conversations"

von der Leyen, said the staff has done a lot of work and called POTUS a "tough" negotiator. And said she's looking forward to the discussions.

POTUS said he's "not in a good mood" in response to a question, but said the chances of a deal are still 50-50.

He said 3-4 sticking points remain, but wouldn't name them. He spoke about European cars

"The deals all start on August 1"

On Gaza, POTUS said "we gave 60 million two weeks ago" for aid. "What's going to happen, I don't know"

"It's terrible" on starvation and children in Gaza. "That whole place is a mess."

"I think Iran is acting up."

Back on EU trade, POTUS said "pharmaceuticals won't be part of it"

POTUS said he spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu: "I talked to him about a lot of things," including Iran

"We would like to have more countries participate."

"A lot of food is getting stolen by Hamas."

From WH:

Attendees:

THE PRESIDENT

T.H. Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce

H.E. Warren Stephens, Ambassador of the

United States to the Court of St. James’s

T.H. Jamieson Greer, United States Trade

Representative

T.H. Stephen Miller, Assistant to the President

and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and

Homeland Security Advisor

Karoline Leavitt, Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary

H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the

European Commission

Maros Sefcovic, Trade Commissioner

Bjorn Seibert, Head of Cabinet of the President

Sabine Weyand, Director-General DG Trade

Tomas Baert, Trade Adviser to the President

Myah Ward

White House reporter

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