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White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - In-town pool report #7: Questions wrap
"No, I haven't," the president says, asked whether he had disciplined or fired the staff member that posted the racist clip of the Obamas at the end of a video on his Truth Social.
He says he wasn't aware that Secretary Lutnick had visited Epstein's island: "No, I wasn't aware of it. No, I didn't. I actually haven't spoken about that. I wasn't but from what I hear, he was there with his wife and children. I guess in some cases, some people were, I wasn't. I was never there. Some people said, they say that I was never there."
And that's a wrap, as of 2:10 p.m.
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Megan Messerly
POLITICO
Thu. Feb. 12, 2:14 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2022027170034352174
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - In-town pool report #6: POTUS takes questions
"Don't worry about it," the president says, asked about whether he's concerned these cuts are coming at the expense of public health and the environment.
He touted economic growth under his leadership, using some common refrains.
On Iran and his meeting with Netanyahu: "We have to make a deal or it's going to be very traumatic."
"I'll talk to them as long as I like," he said of his communications of Iran.
"They should have made a deal the first time they got Midnight Hammer and said, and this will be very dramatic for Iran. If they don't make a deal, then it'll be a different story. But we had a very good meeting yesterday with Bibi Netanyahu, and he understands, but it's ultimately up to me, if the deal isn't a very fair deal and a very good deal with Iran, then it's going to be, I think, a very difficult time," he continued.
On the looming partial shutdown, the president indicated that he last spoke with Chuck Schumer a week ago: "They have some things that are really very hard to very, very hard to approve. Frankly, as you know, it only it's only pretend. We have various of the other bills that's all done, but we're left with this one."
He's still taking questions. More TK.
Megan Messerly
POLITICO
Thu. Feb. 12, 2:07 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2022025871834436068
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - In-town pool report #5: Endangerment finding event continues
“That’s all dead, gone, over," POTUS says, after detailing some of what he described as negative consequences of the endangerment finding.
"These crippling restrictions were a major factor in driving up car prices to unprecedented levels, and the car that you were getting was not nearly as good. In four years under the Biden administration, the price of a new and used car was more than 22%," he said.
He then went through and detailed other policies to help the auto industry.
He wrapped at 1:45 p.m. Zeldin up now.
Megan Messerly
POLITICO
Thu. Feb. 12, 1:46 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2022020139256774726
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - In-town pool report #4: EPA event begins
POTUS arrived in the Roosevelt Room at 1:36 p.m., accompanied by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and OMB Director Russ Vought.
Remarks are being livestreamed here, so will stick to highlights: https://www.youtube.com/live/JnkR8MbPKaE
Megan Messerly
POLITICO
Thu. Feb. 12, 1:38 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2022018433773105325
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