Out-of-town note #2 - wheels down in Palm Beach

We are wheels down at PBI at 7:53pm.

Fox News was on the tv for the duration of the flight. There was some turbulence but nothing spilled. No one came back to chat.

Here are best quotes from POTUS gaggle:

On Russia:

“We’ve had some pretty good news coming out of Russia. We’re hearing good things. Who knows? We’re hearing good things.”

“They're in a very strong position militarily, with quite a few Ukrainian soldiers, but hopefully nothing will happen with that. I've asked them not to let anything happen, and I think, I hope, that nothing happens, but I feel that Russia is going to take a deal with us.”

“We’ve spoken with President Putin, we’ve spoken with a lot of people and Ukraine is waiting. I’m very concerned about the field.”

On the CR:

“I appreciate Senator Schumer and I think he did the right thing. Really, I’m very impressed by that.”

On Israel/Gaza:

“We’re very much into negotiations with regard to the hostages in Israel and we’re going to have to see what happens.”

“Hopefully it’ll work out. Very complex situation. There’s tremendous hatred at levels that nobody’s ever seen before.”

On tariffs:

“It’s going to bring tremendous wealth back. And it was tariffs used in reverse that really brought our country to a position that we don't ever want to be in again. And when somebody is treating us badly, we're going to put tariffs on. They're going to be very fair. They're going to be fair and reciprocal and our country is going to come back very, very strong. I think our country is going to come roaring back.”

“The tariffs are a big deal, and frankly, that's how China does it. That's how a lot of other people do it, and we do it better than them, but we never had a president that knew how to do it.”