In-town pool report #5: more quotes and color

Otter link: https://otter.ai/u/6i5DAbaxAtitMJE5IC2IgZ9F-pE

Here are some more quotes. Please check against Otter. POTUS gaggled for about 10 minutes. Before talking with press, he briefly interacted with a group of interns who were lined up across from the press, making a few inaudible comments. The interns waved small American flags and changed "USA!" as the president walked out, and again as he boarded Marine One.

Iran:

Question: Have you made a final decision on Iran?

"No, I haven't."

[Question inaudible]: "They cannot have nuclear weapons. And we're not thrilled with they way they're negotiating. We'll see how it all works out."

Question: Is there a risk that strikes could turn into a long, drawn-out conflict in the Middle East?

"I guess you could say there's always a risk. You know, when there's war, there's a risk in anything, both good and bad."

Whether there will be regime change: "There might be, and there might not be. It'd be nice if we could do it without, but sometimes you have to do it with. "

Cuba

"The Cuban government is talking with us. ... Maybe we'll have a friendly takeover of Cuba."

"Cuba is, to put it mildly, a failed nation."

"It's really right now a nation in deep trouble, and they want our help."

Other

Question: are you considering a national emergency around the midterm election?

Trump: "Who told you that?"

Reporter: There's been reporting that there's a proposed executive order about this. Are you looking at that, are you considering that?"

Trump: "No."

Question: Pritzker posted on social media that you're planning to steal the 2026 midterm elections. How do you respond to Governor Pritzker?

Trump: "He's got to focus on crime in his state. The crime in his state is doing very badly. If we went in and took care of it, it would look just like Washington DC. We have no crime."

On Epstein:

"I don't know anything about the Epstein files. You know, I've been fully exonerated."

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