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And later: "We just had a conversation with Iran. Let's see what happens but I would say that I am not happy. Their leadership is very disjointed, very argumentative with each other. They come back: one says one thing, one says another. They're confused. Obviously their country has been, frankly, decimated."
TROOPS IN EUROPE
Asked about threatened withdrawal of troops from Italy and Spain, POTUS said: "Well, I'm not happy with Italy and I'm not happy with Spain. They feel it's OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Anybody that feels it's OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon is not very smart and it'll be a terrible thing in the future. If they were allowed to have a nuclear weapon, you would have a problem the likes of which the world has never seen before and it's not going to happen."
More to follow.
David Smith
Guardian News & Media
Fri. May 1, 1:26 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2050266028123304194
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Travel pool #1 - JBA departure 🚁✈️
Greetings from JBA, I'll be your pooler for a three day swing through Florida.
POTUS arrived to JBA via M1 just before 1 pm. He emerged from M1 at 1:02 pm
He boarded AF1 at 1:03 pm just after waving and giving a thumbs up to the press.
As a note, hegseth could be seen boarding a different government plane at JBA shortly before M1 landed.
POTUS is heading to Ocala International Airport and ultimately to The Villages.
POTUS is on the smaller plane of this flight.
On background, AF1 Travelers today:
THE PRESIDENT
Secretary Scott Bessent
Dr. Mehmet Oz
Beau Harrison
Steven Cheung
Robert Gabriel
Ross Worthington
Walt Nauta
Chris Ambrosini
Gabe Perez
Natalie Harp
Chamberlain Harris
Margo Martin
Bill Pulte
Annie Linskey
Fri. May 1, 1:06 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2050262936782798940
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - WH in-town pool report #5/ POTUS departs 🚁
POTUS spoke to the media for more than 20 minutes then, at 12.44pm, walked over to greet people gathered outside the south portico before boarding Marine One, which lifted off at 12.49pm.
More quotes to come.
David Smith
Guardian News & Media
Fri. May 1, 12:51 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2050259609831493855
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - WH in-town pool report #4
POTUS is working his way along a huge press contingent and your pooler is only able to hear snatches.
Asked about Spirit Airlines, he said: “We’re looking at Spirit and we’ll help them if we can but we have to come first. America comes first.”
Asked about US military inventory being diminished, POTUS insisted: “We have more than we’ve ever had… All over the world we have tremendous amounts of inventory.”
Asked by Peter Doocy of Fox News about today being his first public event since Saturday’s assassination attempt, POTUS said: “I don’t even think about it, Peter.”
Questions and answers are ongoing.
David Smith
Guardian News & Media
Fri. May 1, 12:44 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2050259010574500336
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