In-town pool -- more event quotes

POTUS hit several topics in the event, which ran for more than an hour. Pls check exact quotes.

On Zelensky / Ukraine peace plan

“I think he has to be realistic.”

He said Zelensky would meet with European leaders next week.

“They would like us to go to a meeting over in Europe and we’ll make a determination depending on what they come back with.”

He was coy on the Venezuela tanker.

“It was seized for a very good reason.” Didn’t say how vessel was flagged or where it was going. As for the oil, “We’ll keep it, I guess.”

Fed Chair Powell: “We have a deadhead Fed hair [chair]. Also called him a “stiff.” He complained that strong economic performance can bring rate hikes. Said he’d make a decision in the next week or two. Said he’s meeting with former Fed governor Kevin Warsh today.

On Warner Bros. / CNN ownership.

“I'm not involved in that. I will be probably involved, maybe involved in the decision. It depends.”

“I think it's imperative that CNN be sold,” he said.

On wounded West Va. Guard troop Andrew Wolfe, he repeated comments from Tuesday: “Today he got out of bed, actually, got stood up actually, didn't say anything.”

On NY governor GOP primary, asked if he had told Nassau County exec Bruce Blakeman not to run against Rep. Elise Stefanik. “I hope they're not going to be damaging each other, but Elise is fantastic and Bruce is – they're two fantastic people.”

6G

He smiled with exasperation when told that tech companies were moving to 6G. “Before 6 gets old, you’ll be into 7,” he said.

On the golden visa / immigration

He called it a “more powerful” green card.

“We're getting rid of a lot of bad ones, from jails, from mental institutions, drug dealers.”

He gave support to cabinet members Noem and Hegseth, and spoke briefly about HSAs.

Thanks to secondary pooler Mica Soellner of Bloomberg Gov.

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Geoff Earle

Washington Correspondent

NY Post

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