In-town Press Pool #21: President Trump begins speaking to dinner guests

Present enters at 7:44.

President starts speaking at a gold eagle stand.

The president is going though a list of high profile guests.

Reinaldo got a shout out.

“I wish we had 2000 more seats we’d fill it 2 times over… we’ll have to do another one in two years”

“We’ve never had a relationship like this… we have a very different Middle East then when I first came into office”

Trump announced Saudi Arabia will provide 1 trillion dollars.

“Saudi Arabia announce it will invest 600 billion… I asked if he could up that… Saudi Arabia will give one trillion”

Tim Cook is in attendance and got a shout out for invest 600 billion.

“Largest arms purchase in US history… we make the best military equipment in the world… this will make both of our nations safer”

Saudi Arabia is announced to be a “Major non-nato ally”

“Peace in the Middle East”

Mentioned Israel is 2 bodies short of returning all of people taken by Hamas.

Discussed the board he created with United Nations “Board of Peace”

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Joe Reberkenny

White House Correspondent

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