Out-of-town pool report #10- wheels down in Georgia
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- Mallory Wilson
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- Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2:40 PM
Air Force One was wheels down in Georgia at 2:38 pm.
POTUS came back to gaggle briefly as we were getting on the plane. Here are some quotes:
On AOC:
“Her performance was horrible. I was surprised actually I didn’t know she was stupid.”
When asked how he would’ve responded to the question she was asked about the US in Taiwan:
“I would’ve just said ‘it’s none of your business right now.’ Because I wouldn’t answer that question. I wouldn’t respond to a question like that,” he said. “It’s war. When it comes to war you don’t talk about your strategies. She could have done that briefly. She had no idea. I don’t think she knew what Taiwan was.”
On Prince Andrew arrest:
“I think it's a shame. I think it's very sad. I think it's so bad for the royal family. It’s very, very sad. To me, it’s a very sad thing.
He mentioned King Charles “who’s obviously coming to our country very soon. He’s a fantastic man, king.”
On Epstein:
“It's really interesting, because nobody used to speak about Epstein when he was alive, and now they speak, but I’m the one that can talk about it because I’ve been totally exonerated. I did nothing, in fact, the opposite. He was against me. He was fighting me in the election which I just found out throughout the last three million pages of documents.
On Iran:
When asked what he means that bad things will happen to Iran he said “I’m not going to talk to you about that. “
“We’re going to make a deal or get a deal one way or the other.”
He said 10 days “would be enough time. 10, 15 days. Pretty much maximum.”
On more countries joining Board of Peace:
He said there are a lot of countries on the board and “a lot going through the process of getting on.”
He said he “would love to have China and Russia” on the board, adding that they’ve been invited.
“You need persuasions. No discrimination.”
On Obama and aliens:
“He gave classified information, he’s not supposed to be doing that.”
“Well, I don’t know if they’re real or not, but I can tell you he gave classified information. He made a big mistake. “
On Nancy Guthrie:
“We have to start reporting on other subjects also and see what happens. It’s a very sad situation.”
Mallory Wilson
White House Reporter
The Washington Times
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