WH in-town travel pool report #4/ POTUS begins speech

"Hail to the Chief" played and POTUS entered from the right at 9.25am. He shook hands with Secretary Hegseth and began speaking from the lectern on stage.

POTUS joked with the audience that they can do what they want, including walking out. "There goes your rank, there goes your future."

He described the US military as "the greatest and most elite fighting force in the history of the world".

POTUS said he has "settled" seven wars. "Hamas has to agree" to his Gaza peace deal. "War is very strange. You never know what's going to happen with war."

Remarks are ongoing. Livestream here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

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