Foreign pool report #4 - Oval Office quotes

The pool entered the Oval Office at 11:40. After welcoming President Nawrocki, Donald Trump congratulated him on his recent election win.

„He had an incredible race. He came from behind, and he won very handily. The people of Poland have taken to him immediately. They really love him. There's great love and respect” – said Trump.

Nawrocki expressed his gratitude to POTUS for his support during the presidential campaign. He also thanked members of the Polish diaspora in the United States who voted for him. „A vast majority voted for me” – he added. Nawrocki also thanked Trump for the F-16 flyover to commemorate a Polish pilot who died recently in a plane crash. „He was a legend in Poland, actually a legend as a pilot” – he said.

Answering reporters’ questions, Trump assured that he has no intention of reducing the number of troops in Poland. „They've always wanted to have a larger presence. We have some countries that have more, not too many, but no, they'll be staying in Poland.

„I think there's a great trus, , more than with most countries, more than almost any countries. We have some in a category that's very special, and Poland is in that category. We have a very special relationship. It's like the question about the soldiers that was asked. We never even thought in terms of removing soldiers from Poland. We do think about it with regard to other countries, but we would never know where we're with Poland all the way, and we will help Poland protect itself” – POTUS stated.

Nawrocki thanked Trump and added that U.S. presence military presence in Poland is very much appreciated.

„ I'm historian, as you know, Mr. President, I'm historian. This is the first time in Polish history, in 20th century, and the 21st century that the poles are happy, that we have foreign soldiers in Poland. So the American soldiers are the part of our society. Nowadays. We have almost 10,000 soldiers, and this is the signal the old world, and also to the Russian Federation, that we are together, but we are not like the Poland free riders in Europe and in NATO. Mr. President Trump knows it, because our GDP for military service achieved 4.7 so we are probably the one international which is on this level, and we will not stop me as the President of Poland, we are going to achieve 5% of GDP for military service, but with American soldiers on Polish soil, we solidified our security.

The Q&A in the Oval Office lasted about 32 minutes. Most questions

Marek Wałkuski

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