WH Travel Pool Note #34: POTUS Speech highlights

Remarks concluded at 8: 28pm

Highlights:

“Together we have achieved what no one thought possible.”

"Now the rebuilding begins." And says the rebuilding will maybe be "the easiest part."

Thanked Egypt for the F16 escort but said it "caught our people a little by surprise."

On Erdogan: "When they have a problem with you they always call me to handle it." But also praises him saying "he's always there."

Trump asks the PM of Pakistan to speak-

"Today is one of the greatest days in contemporary history." Calls Trump a "man of peace." He says he would like today to nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.

POTUS remarked a few times that he's not sure why all the leaders behind him are standing there...(but called out Macron jokingly for sitting and taking a "low key approach")

He thanked every country, adding some color commentary to each. He thanked his team, and gave a shoutout to Ivanka.

"For the people do Gaza the hopes are on restoring a good life...These countries of great wealth have come forward today and I the last week to say they want to help."

"We have a free that we don't want to fund anything to do with bloodshed or terror."

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