WH in-town report #2: Quotes/M1 liftoff

President Trump exited the South Portico at 12:01 p.m.

Trump stopped to take a few questions. Please check quotes against transcript.

Asked if he was "threatening to go to war with Chicago," Trump responded:

"We're not going to war. We're going to clean up our cities."

On RFK Jr., Trump said: "He's a different kind of a guy. He's got a lot of good ideas."

Asked if he was ready to move to the second phase of sanctioning Russia and punishing Putin, Trump said "Yes."

Trump walked across the South Lawn and boarded Marine One.

M1 lifted off at 12:07 p.m. Handing off to out-of-town pool.

Daniel Bush | White House Correspondent

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