>>196010, >>196012, >>196013, >>196014, >>196015, >>196016, >>196017, >>196018, >>196019, >>196020, >>196021, >>196022, >>196023, >>196024, >>196025, >>196026, >>196027, >>196028, >>196029, >>196030, >>196031, >>196032, >>196033, >>196034, >>196035, >>196036 White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - 🚁 In-Town Pool Report 2 — Stopped for questions/ Wheels up POTUS walked out of the residence at 12:41pm He stopped to take questions for about 8 minutes Marine One was Wheels up at 12:51pm but it flew over the ballroom site before circling back in direction of Washington Monument Asked about Riyadh Airport Said “I heard that” Asked about criticism of Russia oil deal and the prospect of it prolonging war with Ukraine: “Zelensky could have settled this war many times, many many times, and he chooses not to. Very difficult. It's a war that should have never been started. If I were president, if the election weren't rigged, I would have been president, and that war would have never started. But he could have settled it many times, and he chose not to. We said you can do whatever you want to Russia. Don't hit the refineries because that's a world problem that's caused. And he wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers with diesel fuel because Russia supplies a large portion of the diesel fuel throughout the world, and we told them, do whatever you want, but don't hit the diesel fuel because there's a big problem, a big shortage. And what does he do? He goes and hits the diesel fuel…..” Asked by NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor if he’ll accept midterm election results : “Of course I will, but we don't want cheating. You don't want cheating in there….” On criticisms that live-streaming execution of Nidal Hassan: “He was vicious. He was violent. There are two thoughts: don't show it and show it, because you know by showing it, maybe other people won't be doing what he did. So I'll make a decision ultimately. I know what the military would like to do, but we'll make a decision.” Laura Figueroa Newsday Sat. Oct. 10, 12:58 PM https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2108967130930573813