In town pool report #3 - WH arrival and Q&A

Marine One touched down at the White House at 6:19 pm.

POTUS and FLOTUS exited the chopper at 6:22 pm. POTUS is still wearing his red USA hat.

He and FLOTUS said goodbye at chopper steps. She went into residence. He went to Oval but first came over and took a few questions.

On the Hamas deadline: “We’ll wait for a little while to see how it’s going to go.”

On Democrats: “It’s their shutdown not our shutdown.”

More and fuller quotes to come….

Emily Goodin

White House Correspondent

McClatchy DC/Miami Herald

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