In town Pool Report #5 - Quotes from Gaggle

Please double check quotes -- thank you to co-pooler Benjain Johansen from Politico for transcribing

On TikTok deal:

"We have a deal on TikTok. I've reached a deal with China. I'm going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything up."

"We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it. The kids wanted it so badly. I had parents calling me up ... They say, 'If I don't get it done, they're in big trouble with their kids.' I think it's great. I hate to see value like that thrown out the window."

On SCOTUS/tariffs ruling:

"The Supreme Court has been terrific. I think they're very fair. All I want is fairness ... But if we win the Supreme Court case, which means the finalization of tariffs, we will be by far the richest country by far anywhere in the world and we'll be able to help our people more and we'll be able to help other countries when we want to."

On Redford:

"Robert Redford was great. He had years where there was no one better ... He made seven or eight great movies ... There was a period of time where he was the hottest."

Chicago:

"It's [Chicago's] dying. I'm going to Chicago next."

Missed the first bit of the question but assume he's talking about the Kirk suspect:

"... So they're looking at that. But the state is very competent. The governor is doing a very good job. As you know, they have the death penalty ... So as to whether or not we judge, we will be working with them."

On Gov. Cox nonviolence remarks:

"I agree with him. 100%. But most of the violence is on the left."

On Zelenskyy:

"He's going to have to get going and make a deal ... Zelenskyy is going to have to make a deal."

On Fed being an independent body:

"It should be. But I think they should listen to smart people like me. I think I have a better instinct than him ... They should listen to people that are smart. But they have to make their own choice. But they should listen."

Natalie Andrews

The Wall Street Journal

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