Travel pool report #24 - POTUS remarks at business leaders dinner
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- Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 8:09 PM JST
POTUS made his entrance at 7:45 pm to applause and cheers, and started speaking.
Herewith a few rough quotes, as always please check against audio/video
On war in Ukraine: "We will get it done too"
On meeting with President Xi: "It's going to work out very well"
On Sec Bessent: "He soothes the markets. "
“I don’t soothe the market. I sometimes disturb the markets" he quipped. The President added that he was "thinking about" him for the Fed but added that Bessent does not want the job.
On Japanese PM: “She's a delight”
Speech still ongoing at 8:09 pm.
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