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White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - In-Town Pool #8
More on leadership change:
Trump said Venezuela is going to make more money than they’ve ever made.
Says Iraq was not handled well.
“We’ll see what happens”
POTUS said he would like to see someone who is liked.
Q: Allies helping with Ira operations
Germany’s been great
Some European allies have been “terrible”-most notably Spain.
Spain said US can’t use their bases “they were unfriendly…they don’t have great leadership”
“Not happy with the UK either…this is not Winston Churchill we’re dealing with”
Q: Germany help
A: appreciates Germany letting military in certain areas
Q: planes to help people evacuate
A:  “They were getting ready to attack Israel and others
We attacked first…they’re being decimated”
POTUS bragged about rebuilding the military in his first term. And said weapons were given away to Ukraine.
Says if he was president, Ukraine war would’ve have happened.
Gerren Keith Gaynor
thegrio
Tue. Mar. 3, 12:05 PM https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2028888819567620349

White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Foreign Press Report #5
Trump: "Spain has been very, very uncooperative. And so has UK. Now the second one is shocking, but this is not the age of Churchill. I will say the UK has been very, very uncooperative with that stupid island that they have, that they gave away and took a 100-year lease, having to do with perhaps indigenous people claiming the island that never even saw the island before. What's that all about? And they ruin relationships. It's a shame. And that country, UK, and I love that country. I love it. My mother was born there. I love it. My mother was born there. My father was born there. He knows all about my father. My father was born there. So, you know, there are places that you sort of automatically feel warmly about. But the UK, what they're doing with energy and what they're doing with immigration is horrible."
Ines Pohl
Deutsche Welle (DW)
Tue. Mar. 3, 12:24 PM https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2028888606228492615

White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - In-Town Pool #7 - Q&A
Merz emphasized need to end Ukraine war; and looking forward to discussing.
Did Israel force his hand?
A: No. He said Iran would’ve attacked first and felt “very strongly” about that. He said he forever Israel’s hand.
POTUS said U.S. is dealing with “level of evil.” Said U.S. is hitting areas that are much more “appreciate.”
“They’re going to be in for a lot of hurt…these are bad people.”
Confirmed there was another hit on new Iranian leadership.
“Everything is big. Venezuela is big. This is big.”
Worse case scenario?
A: somebody just as bad takes over Iranian government. “We would like to see somebody who will bring it back to the people.”
POTUS said options to replace Supreme leader is dead and likely a second group of prospects.
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Gerren Keith Gaynor
thegrio
Tue. Mar. 3, 11:58 AM https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2028888350107549799
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