In town pool report #7 - Trump speaks on Greenland, Iran, Venezuela, Insurrection Act

President Trump walked out of the Oval Office at 12:41 pm. He walked over to talk to reporters.

He spoke about health care costs and drug pricing. He was asked about Greenland and said his Administration is talking to NATO. On Iran, he mentioned that the Iranian government has halted executions.

On Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, he said the Nobel Prize gift was "a very nice gesture" and called her a "very nice woman." He said he planned to talk more with her. He said she is "a person I have a lot of respect for" and, "I was very impressed."

On the Insurrection Act, he said "If I needed it, I'd use it." "I don't think I need it right now."

Marine One was wheels up at 12:51 pm.

Brian Bennett

Senior White House Correspondent

TIME

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