President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Oct. 5, 2026

Nebraska for a great governor and a great future senator, and it's going to be very successful. They have massive crowds, as always, and we're going to do a good job for them. You've said that Michigan is also a state you're worried about. Are we going to see you campaigning there? I'll be in Michigan, yeah. What about Maine? What about Maine? I'm going to Maine. I don't know about Maine. I think we're going to Maine, too, but I'm going to Michigan in about a week and a half. We're sort of scheduled to be someplace almost every night, and this is something the fake news didn't count on. President Trump, in Maricopa County, Arizona, the vendor sent out thousands of ballots in a so-called error before early voting had started. When did that happen? Just now? That happened just yesterday. Oh, it's crooked. So, Maricopa just sent out thousands of ballots in error, Maricopa County in Arizona, and they have to be ashamed of themselves. By the way, there were no errors. You know that, right? There were no errors. Did you hear that? Maricopa sent out thousands of ballots illegally, and they got caught, and now they're saying it was an error. Maricopa is a very, very dishonest county. Sir, with the hostility that UACA has shown towards you, recognizing a different organization like Chanel Rion's NWACA to share the duties with them and eventually dismantle the monopoly. I think she's fantastic. Do you think Ukraine is putting up an attack on Russian oil refineries? Have you talked to them? We've talked about it. We have, and I think they're slowing it down, but they are causing a lot of problems. The lack of refineries is a problem. We have tremendous amounts of oil coming out of the hormone strait. We have that so good, but we have a lack of refineries because of the war. Having to do mostly with diesel. The President of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court just started a new session. What are you expecting? Well, I hope victory. It should be nice. Mr. President. Mr. President. Mr. President. We're going to be opening it very soon. In the back? In the back? We're opening it very soon. Mr. President. Mr. President. Mr. President. Mr. President, why are you telling your supporters to vote by mail if you think it's fraud? They'll vote by mail or vote in person. I'd rather have them vote in person, but they can vote by mail if they want because we seem to have no choice because a lot of people want to vote by mail, but a lot of very good people also want to vote in person. You can do either. What we're concerned about is there seems to be a lot of — not seems to be. There is a lot of cheating in vote by mail. A lot of cheating all over. Take a look. I'll tell you what. Start off by taking a look at California. Take a look at — take a look at — no evidence? With millions and millions of ballots, you are fake news. Mr. President, Republic of Serbia and United States launched a strategic dialogue three months ago. What do you think about that cooperation and how do you see further cooperation? Well, we have a very good relationship with Serbia. Will you resume trade talks with Canada before the midterms? I don't know. Canada — Canada behaves very badly with the United States, and I don't know. We've caught them in the act. They charge us a lot of tariffs that nobody knew about except me, and it'll work out eventually. But I don't know about — I'm in no rush. You know, Canada does all their business with us. We do very little business with them. And all we ask of one thing is Canada. They have to be honest. They are not honest with the United States. They've been ripping us off for years. Was there a threat that led you to pull those bombers back from the UK? Yeah, I think we can say that. I mean, they didn't fly out by accident. Can you elaborate on that? No, but there were some threats. And rather than tempting the enemy, we'll capture the enemy and beat the enemy. But why should we leave them there? So, we moved them around a little bit. Not very far. Mr. President, will you ease limits — and if so, for how long? For what? For red-dye diesel for American farmers. Are you considering easing limits on red-dye diesel? We are doing a lot for the farmers. The farmers have been with me from day one. I've made the farmers a lot of money. We've given them a lot, and we help them a lot. And the farmers are with me all the way. In fact, I'll be going to Iowa very soon. And today, I'm going to Nebraska for our farmers. Mr. President — I'll be helping them with diesel. Mr. President, are you open — are you open for direct talks with Iranians? Yeah, always. You know what? This is a much bigger crowd than you know. This is a bigger crowd. Go ahead. With regard to who? We're always diplomacy. Hold it, Mr. President. What's your view about the Saudis and Yemenis counter-attack and offensive against the Houthis? It'll all work out. Mr. President! Do you see swing states by traveling there? I do. I think when I travel there, the numbers go way up. We have massive crowds. We have another sold-out crowd today. We went to Ohio. We went to Texas. We went to Oklahoma. We're going to Michigan. We're going all over the country. And we have another massive sold-out. They say the lines are — it's already sold out. So, no, when I go there, they pick up a lot of steam. When I go there, they win. And that's what I'm doing. How do you see the numbers that came yesterday from Brazil? Last week, you told me that you were following the elections very closely. Are you talking about in Brazil? Yes. How do you see the numbers? I think it's going to be a very close election. That'll be a very close — I think Brazil will be a very close election. Maria, Corina Machado wrote an op-ed today in the New York Post saying that she should go back to Venezuela. Do you support her going back? Well, I'll say one thing. She's a very fine woman. She gave me her Nobel Prize because she knew I earned it. And she's a very fine woman. And it's all going to work out. Do you want it? They want it. And I like the President. As you know, I endorsed him. And he won in a landslide. He won great. You have a great President in Poland. So, yeah, I think so. And you spoke with President Macron in the middle of your presidential campaign. Last night, you spoke with President Macron. Why are you blaming him? Are you more concerned with Michael Watley's Senate race or John Huston's? I think that John Huston picked up a lot since we left. You know, we did a big rally for John. And John's great. He's in Ohio. And I think he's doing very well against a very poor candidate in Sherrod Brown, who they threw out years ago. I think that he's doing well. And I would be very happy to see Michael Watley do well. He's a fantastic man. He led the whole Republican Party. You have a governor, an ex-governor, who's very weak on crime. He's the worst on crime. Maybe the worst in the whole country on crime. And North Carolina has been suffering crime. I would love to see Michael Watley win. Mr. President, do you think there's a risk? Do you think there's a risk that Iran has brought combat drones into the UK? Is that why you have removed the bombers? I can't tell you that. But if they did, they'll suffer greatly. Sir, I'm from New York. Immigration is what it is. Am I getting hotter? What's going on right here? These are a lot of people. What was the threat that prompted you to move those planes out of Ukraine? We had an idea that there might be a threat. And why would I leave them there? It costs very little money to move them, you know, relatively closely. But, you know, we had a threat. And if we're gonna be threatened, we're just... And we actually know the people that make the threat, and they've got themselves some big problems. They would be linked to Iran, yes. Okay. Sir, are you gonna be any positive when you're told you've had a plague, outbreak in Russia? I am. I am. Has anyone spoken to you about it? I am. I have not spoken about it, but I am. The pneumonia plague, if you call it a plague. What's your level of concern about that? Well, I hate to see them having it. That's a rough... It's a rough disease. You know, that's a disease we used to be able to control, but somehow those microbes have gotten stronger and smarter. They're like an army. And we don't have the same medical... Even with great advances, the germs have really become relatively stronger than they were. And things that used to work on pneumonia don't work as well anymore. But we'll help. Anybody that has that kind of a problem, we're always willing to help. We'll help. Well, we haven't done that yet. It's very early. We just heard about it. But we'll think about that. But it's a big problem for Russia. What did you make of Bolsonaro's victory down in Brazil? Well, it's a big victory. Close, but very, very big victory. Amazing, actually. That's an initial stage, right? Initial stage, yeah. I think that was your ruling, right? The UK should have a safe space for US forces. I think it is, and I have a very good relationship with your new prime minister, who's very good. He's liberal, very liberal. But I hear he's going to open up North Sea oil. If he does that in Aberdeen, if he does that, you're going to have a rich country. If he doesn't, you're going to have a bankrupt country. What do you do about the risk of pneumonic plague coming from Russia? Well, we're looking at it very strongly. We just heard about it. And they call it pneumonia. And pneumonia, you know, years ago, you could treat pneumonia easier. The microbes and the germs have gotten stronger, disproportionately. But we'll help them. We'll help them as much as we can. What do you say to American troops? Gasoline prices are going down very rapidly. When the war ends, they'll drop like a rock. And the war is going to end very soon. One way or the other, the war is going to end very soon. And we're bringing out record amounts of oil, as you know, in the Hormuz Strait. Record. Now, one of the problems we have is the refineries in Russia are being hit pretty hard, having to do with diesel. Not regular gasoline, but diesel. So that's a problem. But it's all working out very well. And now Europe is putting up a lot of their diesel. They had big reserves in diesel. They're putting it up. We're putting it up. And everybody is working together. And oil prices are coming down. And here's the nice part. Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. They're going to have a nuclear weapon. Sir, Lithuania has invited the U.S. to establish a permanent U.S. base in Lithuania. Would you consider that? Well, they're friends of mine. They're great people. So we'll certainly look at it. They are great people. Would you like Lithuania there? I know so many people in that country. They're great people. What, what, what? Oh, I'm doing great. No, no. You got my poll. You're fake news. You're CNN. You're fake news. My poll numbers are great. And all you have to do is look at the crowds we're drawing. And every time I leave, that candidate will be losing. And by the time I leave, they're winning. No, CNN poll numbers are fake. And your whole outfit is fake, and so are you. What's your message to those Americans who are going to meet Iran and they have a background in Middle East, like people in Iran and Kyrgyzstan? Well, we're looking at that. We're looking at it very seriously. Having to do with pilots, et cetera, we're looking at. I don't want to say what threat, but we heard that there could be a threat. And rather than going through that, we just moved them very easily to a place not so far away. And on flyDubai, do you think Iran was responsible for that terrorist attack? I do. I personally do.