Subject: WH pool report 4
The president said he was hopeful of a final agreement to end the fighting in Afghanistan.
“People want to make a deal.”
The Taliban is “tired of fighting.”
“NIneteen years, that’s a long time.”
Marine One took off at 918 . First lady Melania Trump and Dan Scavino were aboard.
Subject: WH pool report 6 - more quotes
On India:
“I hear it’s going to be a big event.”
“We’re going to have millions and miliions of people.”
“I get along very well with the prime minister.”
“I hear it’s going to be a big event. Some people say the biggest event they’ve ever had in India. That’s what the prime minister told me, this will be the biggest event they’ve ever had.”
On Afghanistan:
“We’ve been over there 19 years. We think they want to make a deal. We want to make a deal. I think it’s going to work out....We want to make a deal and we think the Taliban wants to make a deal too. They’re tied of fighting.”
On the new intelligence chief:
“We have four or five people that are great, very respected.”
He said Maguire had to leave because he had to step down by March 11.
“His time came up so he had to leave.”