President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Oct. 28, 2026

Mr. President, >> hello everybody. So, >> we had a tremendous day in Texas. We had two big rallies. They were packed. They had people watching outside the screens. We put up the big screens, the jumbotrons or whatever they call, but they were big packed rallies and people haven't really seen anything like it. And it's very exciting. I think we've made a big impact. We'll see what happens on Tuesday. But I think we've made a big impact. It's very exciting what's going on. I'm going to be going to Ohio. I'll be going to South Carolina. She's doing well. She's at a poll where she's up. And it's Darlene. And uh I think in Ohio they are up too. So we're doing very well. We're having a very big impact. See you from Lavio Baltimore coming to the United States. What is that about? Well, I would approve. I think they're fine people. The election was very strange and I thought it was terrible. It's gotten bad reviews. You look at what happened to their market. Would I approve of it? Yeah, I would approve it. I would think it would be okay with me. I think it's so terrible to see it. I didn't take sides. You know, I know him both. I know Lula. I know Lavio a little bit. I know the father very well. The father was treated really badly, I thought. Uh, but I wasn't involved. That's Brazil. It's a different country. I do get involved in some. I was involved in Colombia. I endorsed Elte and he won. He was in 10th place and he won and he's turning out to be a very strong, very good president. Uh, as you know, in Argentina, I endorsed in numerous countries I endorsed. They always won. I didn't endorse in Brazil. I thought I'd stay out of that one. And I thought the uh end result, you know, it's fine the end result, but the way they got to the end result was terrible. >> Where is he in Miami or I >> I heard he was in Argentina. I don't know where he is. I mean, I heard he was in Argentina. >> The United States, >> but I I don't I don't know. I heard he was in Argentina, but yeah, I would certainly approve of him being here. people out of Israel right now that coalition is losing peace and unlikely that he would continue. >> Well, that's not what I heard. I heard that I heard the opposite. I actually heard that the poll numbers were wrong. They had exit polls that I'm hearing that he did very well. It's, you know, it's pretty close, which was very well. I think when the endorsement went out, it it helped him a lot. But I actually heard he did pretty well. It might be winning or tied. The tie is sort of considered a win in that case because it's a big chess match. And but I I heard he's doing pretty well. It's a little bit early. No, I haven't. It's a little bit early yet. But I'm hearing that in Israel that he I mean the top people are saying, "Wow, he did a lot better than people thought." Sort of like maybe a stalemate or a win. But we'll find out pretty soon. >> Well, uh, Ambassador Kushner, you talking France. He's a great guy. He's a rich man and he took over the French embassy and he spends a lot of his time making it beautiful. Was in rough shape. beautiful building, but you know, it's been lived in for a hundred years by various ambassadors and nobody does anything. He's somebody like me, I guess. He likes to fix things up and uh he's done an incredible job. He's painstakingly brought it back to life. It's a beautiful, beautiful place, beautiful embassy, beautiful home. Uh, and we talked about France and obviously it would be a predominant. He was showing me what he did, but then we talked about France and it's an immigration problem. I mean, it's not a school problem. It's an immigration problem. It's a very sad thing to watch. I've been saying that to President Mcronone for a long time, who I like a lot, by the way. But I said, you're going to end up losing your country if you don't do something. But it's an immigration. You have people that hate France. They hate the buildings, hate the art, hate the they hate the people. And they're in there and you'd have to get them out. Something has to happen and they better do something. I've been saying it for 10 years to the president. I've known him for a long time and it's I think what's happened in France and other countries in Europe is very sad. with Steve Whit on the plane with you today. Can you tell us what you discussed? Is it related to Iran or Russia? >> We talked about Iran, talked about Russia and I think with Russia, we're making a lot of progress with Russia Ukraine. There'll be a meeting set up very soon. And I think a lot of progress is being made to stop with President Putin and President Zullinski. And I think a lot of progress is made. I think uh with Iran, we're in a very good position. It's a question when do I want to end it. Simply a question of when do I want to end it and uh they want I they want to make a deal, but they've wanted to make a deal, but they like tapping it along. Maybe they're waiting for the election or something, but that's not going to help them. The election's not going to help them. But I I think we've uh look, we've decimated their military. We've decimated their finances. They have no money. They have inflation, the highest in the world, 301% as of a couple of days ago, but we'll see what happens. We're in good position regardless. >> Strikes against Iran after the election. >> I can't tell you that. I mean, I can't tell you that certainly, but >> anything's possible, but I can't tell you. vice president said recently that he expects your support if he runs for president. Uh would you endorse him? >> Well, no, he hasn't even talked to me about that and it's too early to think about it. But I can tell you I like him a lot. He's a very capable guy. He's doing a good job. He's out there rallying also and I do like him a lot and I like a lot of people. You saw the hand that Marco got tonight. Marco Rubio got a big hand and they like him. They like my people. We have a a great group of people. Very talented. It's a tremendous cabinet. I think maybe the best ever. >> When would you meet with Putin and Zelinski? When when are you thinking about it soon, you know, >> and I would say it would be a meeting. They'd like to have a meeting. So, we'll see. We'll probably make it could be done not necessarily through a meeting otherwise too but I would say it'll happen over the next not too long a period. >> That does not include Zilinski when you go to Asia. >> Well, I would if it didn't include Ukraine. You know, Russia is a big country. uh we're meeting with uh scheduled already with President Xi of China and we have a meeting on nuclear disarmament which is a very great meeting as far as I'm concerned maybe the single most important meeting so we do have we talk about the denuclearization of uh the various countries so certainly Russia would fit into we have the most nuclear weapons Russia second pretty close pretty close behind behind and China's much further behind, but they'll catch us within 5 years and it all doesn't make sense. So, we talk about that. We actually talk about it a lot. >> I guess they don't have a meeting on nuclear disarmament with President Xi and President Putin. we would have one of the topics but the denuclearization I mean when you look at 17800 of these unbelievably deadly missiles it's uh very dangerous stuff very very dangerous stuff if something could be done in that regard it would be great it's not an easy thing to do because nobody wants to sort of just say Well, because you do have other countries having much lesser numbers, but they also have nuclear weapons. So, it gets to be difficult. Thank you very much.