In-town pool report #16 - end of remarks

POTUS stopped speaking at 7:55pm. His guests stood and applauded. YMCA began playing.

More on Xi, midterms:

“When President Xi comes in two weeks, he respects America now.”

“We'll defeat the Democrat communists, and that's what they are.”

He’s going to focus his efforts on congressional races. “I love you governors, but good luck.”

He said the media has “been very good lately…. The media has gained respect for us. They cannot believe what we've done.”

Abigail Hauslohner

Financial Times

US-Middle East Foreign Affairs Correspondent