White House: President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Oct. 13, 2026

I have to say, I have to say, I have to say, you are the best president ever. But there is no ceasefire on Ukraine. Putin is listening to you. What do you think? Sir, sir, let me finish.

I don't know. Nancy Pelosi, the president on nuclear gilfoyle. She was almost a member of your family. How surprised were you to learn about these allegations? What does it make of her?

She wasn't a member of my family. She, I guess, dated my son a long time ago, but she wasn't. No, she, she wasn't a great— she was doing a good job, but We didn't like what we were reading. So what is the motivation for that? Did you speak to Angela Merkel personally?

What did she say to you? I didn't speak to her, no. But she will not be there. I didn't like what I read. Have we stopped sharing intel with Ukraine?

Say it. Have we stopped sharing intel with Ukraine? No, we haven't. We help them. But we're really helping them get to a final answer.

We want the war ended.

Peter, we are helping them and we are sharing intel. We want the war to end. So we're working with them and with Russia on getting the war to end. And what gives you such confidence that Putin wants the war to end more than Zelensky? Only in dealing.

That's what I've done my whole life is deals. I think Putin wants it probably. I think they both want it to end. You know, honestly, they both want it to end and they don't know how to get to that point. There's a lot of hatred there.

Between the two of them. They both want it to end. They don't know how to get there. We're going to get them there. Can I ask you, there are some Republicans in the Senate who are upset about this diesel deal.

Has somebody told you that Russia is not just going to take this diesel money and use it to buy bombs to use on Ukraine? Again, nobody's told me anything. That's a diesel deal not for us. That's being released into the world. That's not being released to us.

That's a diesel deal that's going to be released into the world for the world market because the The world market suffers with high prices. And when you knock out diesel refineries, that's not a great thing. But they're not releasing that to us. They're releasing it to the entire world. But are you worried about the press?

Have you decided on the live streaming of the Doha summit, the 4th of June? Have you decided on that? Are you concerned? We're looking at it. Yeah, but are you concerned?

Mr. President, why do you have to be propagandistic? Questions and run off. That's what cops should do. The new press secretary.

I bet she was very good. I bet she was very good. What state did she pass the bar exam in? You said she's an attorney. Where did she pass the bar exam?

Which state? Did she tell us? Where did you pass the bar exam? It's not the bar exam. It's the president.

The president. The president. On the ICE arrest of Oscar Delgado, the criminal illegal alien. And then I heard you had a phone conversation with Mom Donny about it. He asked you to release him.

Please, can you tell us about that conversation? We had a very nice conversation. We disagree. This is a very bad actor, and we have to take care of the bad actors because we don't want our people hurt or killed. Mr. President, have you made a decision on striking the Houthis?

Mr. President, have you made a decision on the Houthis? Well, Mr. President, are you concerned to ask me that question? Down here. Have you made a decision on striking the Houthis?

They're behaving very badly. What are you going to do about that? I mean, if I told you I made a decision that would affect— The Houthis have acted very bad. Mr. President, are you asking for him to join the rebels in Yemen, to overthrow in Yemen?

I might do it. He's a great friend of mine, as you know, and I might do that. I have a lot of respect for the president of Turkey. Is your vote for Erdogan? Erdogan, I think, would do as I ask.

I have a lot of respect for Erdogan. Is your vote for Erdogan? Why haven't you endorsed in the Israeli elections? We haven't even thought about it. We may be— I may be doing something.

You may be— you've been torch-beating in the past. You may be torch-beating coming up to—. Mr.

President, Mr. President, are you hopeful? Always, always around. What will be your next step regarding Iran?

Are you hopeful for peace? Iran is a failed country. They have no economy. They have 300% inflation. They have no money.

They're not paying their troops. They're not paying anybody. We'll make a decision on Iran very soon. What about the base in Poland? Can we control the Hormuz Strait?

And a lot of oil is coming out of the Hormuz Strait. You will build up the base in Poland. And the news was about the base. If they want to build the base, we'll let them. We'll see.

They're going to pay for it. Mr. President, what security assurances did you offer—. On what? Saudi Arabia.

Did you speak to the Saudi Crown Prince? Yes. And what did you offer him? Well, I can't tell you that. Do you really think I can tell you that?

I'd love to tell you, but I'm not going to tell you that. Mr. President, has that plan to drop Ukrainian energy facilities with Tehran out—. Well, we'll see. They're both a little bit off, but we'll see. You know what?

Bottom line, it's going to all work out. Yeah. You know why? It always does. 3 Weeks till the midterm elections.

Harder for Republicans to keep the House or the Senate? I would say equal. I think, you know, for some reason, when you have a sitting president, no matter how good— nobody's done what I've done. Nobody. Not even close.

But no matter how good, they seem to be at a big disadvantage. Tremendous disadvantage. But I'm doing a tour right now, and I'm doing rallies. The level of enthusiasm The enthusiasm for the Republican Party is way up. Not just where I'm doing them.

For instance, John Huston, if we— I knew— I heard he went up 9 points yesterday. I did the rally for him. And he went up— he's going to be a great senator. John Huston went up 9 points yesterday. So I'm doing rallies.

I'm right now going to Alaska to try and help Dan Sullivan. That's a long way away. And I would only do it if I thought he was good. And he's very good. And so I'm going to Alaska to help Dan Sullivan.

And then I'm stopping in numerous places, but I'm doing on average a rally a day. You think that's easy? It's not. Do you personally want to see Ilhan Omar deported? I don't take a position.

I think she's a terrible person. I think she's a terrible congresswoman. I don't think she loves our country at all, but I don't take a position.

Secret tendencies, sir. Russia hit 6 energy sites on yesterday, according to the Ukrainians. What evidence do you have that the Ukrainians—. Well, Ukraine hit many sites the day before. But so in your view, Russia has not broken the ceasefire?

I'll let you know about that later, but they're hitting each other. But it'll all come to an end. They both wanted to come to an end. They just don't know how to get there.

Is it a Russian. Evil deal? That's all right. It's a deal for the world. It's not a deal for us.

It's a way of getting a lot of oil out to the world. It's not a deal with me. It's a deal for the world. And it brought down prices, by the way. You know, the oil deal brought down prices, but that's a world deal.

That's not a USA deal. Do you think some of your policies are making it harder for Iran to negotiate? The Iraqi Kurdish leader, Hicham al-Malzani, about the Turkish leader Erdoğan, he said if he holds the Kurdish problem. He deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. What is your take on this?

That who deserves it? President Erdogan is responsible for this issue, for the peace process. I don't know.

Does anybody want to see a great work of art, a great thing of beauty? The helipad, right? The helipad has got unbelievable architectural reviews, but that's nothing compared What's being built right there. You see those cranes? They're the most powerful cranes in the world.

They're lifting up massive steel beams. There's one on each side. The red and the yellow. They're lifting up massive steel beams. It's like the roof of the Forum.

To me, it's a thing of great beauty. They've wanted it here for 150 years and now they're getting it. The Forum will be the greatest anywhere in the world. And it's a military complex. Likes also, but the ballroom will be the greatest anywhere in the world, and I think maybe— I know at least Peter agrees with me.

When will the ballroom be finished, sir? When will it be finished? I don't know, we're right on— we're a little ahead of schedule, right on budget. We're in good shape. Looks good, huh?

It's bright to look at. It's pure.