Subject: Travel Pool Report No. 8 - Trump speaks
At 3:13 p.m. the president strolled slowly to the podium. There are two teleprompter stands on either side of the podium.
Trump talked of Soleimani planning “Imminent and sinister attacks.”
“But we caught him in the act and terminated him.”
“Soleimani made the death of ... people his sick passion,” he added.
“We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war.”
“We do not seek regime change ... “
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Subject: Travel Report No. 10 - heading back to WPB airport
At 3:21 p.m. the pool vans departed Mar-a-Lago en route to the Palm Beach Airport.
Some color from MAL: the statement was given in a partitioned off room with gold trim and ceilings that were painted to look like clouds. There were two ornate gold chandeliers hanging in our section of the room.
We are leaving for Miami separately from President Trump.