President Trump held a press gaggle on Air Force One after leaving Abu Dhabi to head back to the U.S.
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00:00I wouldn't have been available to them, except for November 5th.
00:04November 5th was a big day for our country, so I just want to thank you.
00:08You have great stamina also. We all have stamina because you needed it.
00:11That was a test. I think they were giving us a test.
00:15But it was amazing what they've done.
00:18In all three countries, you can't speak more highly.
00:22The job they've done is, in a fairly short period of time, is just outstanding.
00:27They're great people. Great leaders. Great leaders. Three great leaders.
00:31So it's an honor. Now we'll go back to D.C.
00:35and have a nice grandchild waiting, which I'll see soon.
00:39But this was a fantastic moment for our country.
00:42I really believe that. Everyone is talking about it.
00:45And the respect shown to our country was incredible.
00:49Because nobody is treated like that. Nobody is treated well like that.
00:53So thank you all very much. Thank you very much.
00:56Mr. President, you arrived here with a big victory. Nice to see you. Thanks for bringing us.
01:01You arrived here with a big victory getting Edan Alexander out working directly with Hamas,
01:06the last remaining American.
01:08Do you think the Israelis and Bibi Netanyahu can get his hostages out?
01:13I don't know. We're going to find out pretty soon.
01:15We're going to know pretty soon. They're not in good shape, as you know.
01:19And different places. You know, it's not one place. It's different places.
01:24Some of them are in better shape than others. A little bit depends on the place where they are.
01:29But we'll be working with them to get them out.
01:31The Israelis didn't want the U.S. to be recognizing the new Syrian government.
01:35Is there a message that that...
01:37I don't know. I didn't ask them about that. I thought it was the right thing to do.
01:40I've been given a lot of credit for doing it. Look, we want Syria to succeed.
01:45It's been a mess for 10 years and much longer than that.
01:48It would not have been it. These were very biting.
01:51You know, when you look at the sanctions, these were really brutal.
01:55And they would have, I would say, zero chance of success.
01:58And this way they have a chance. Their leader is a strong person,
02:02but young and a lot of energy and wants to do a good job.
02:07Mr. President, the IDF was planning to send in tens of thousands of more troops
02:12and expand the war in Gaza, especially if there wasn't a ceasefire while you were here.
02:17Do you support that?
02:18Well, we're going to see what happens.
02:20I think a lot of good things are going to happen over the next month.
02:23And we're going to see. And we have to help also out the Palestinians.
02:26You know, a lot of people are starving on Gaza, so we have to look at both sides.
02:30But we'll, we're going to do a good job.
02:34We're very happy with what happened with, I hope it continues, and I think it will.
02:38But what happens with India and Pakistan, that was a big, that was a big success.
02:43If you would have seen the level of anger between the two, that was not a good thing, yes.
02:50A senior Hamas leader said that they might be willing to give up power, an Egyptian proposal, in order to bring peace.
02:56Is that a step that you're welcoming?
02:58We're looking at everything, but we want to get the hostages back.
03:01I've gotten the majority, big majority back.
03:04But we want to get the hostages back, so we'll see how that works out. Okay?
03:08Mr. President, are you putting to call Vladimir Putin?
03:10How do you think you can get those talks on track?
03:12No, I may. We have to meet. He and I will meet.
03:15I think we'll solve it, or maybe not, but at least we'll know.
03:18And if we don't solve it, it'll be very interesting.
03:22And then did Austin Tice come up when you talked to the Syrian President?
03:24I always talk about Austin Tice now. Austin Tice hasn't been seen in many, many years.
03:29You know that he's got a great mother who's just working so hard to find her boy.
03:35So I understand it. But Austin has not been seen in many, many years.
03:40You were joking about the endurance that it takes to do this.
03:43This was a lot to do in a short period of time.
03:45Conversations about endurance often focus now on Joe Biden and his endurance and his abilities.
03:50The her tapes right now, there's a lot of discussion about it.
03:53When will they be released? Will you release them? How soon should he be anticipated?
03:56Well, I haven't looked into that. That's up to Pam and the group.
03:59I haven't really looked into it. Look, everybody understands the condition of him.
04:05I know people that are 89, 90, 92, 93 years old that are literally perfect.
04:12But Joe was not one of them. And they did a lot of hiding.
04:16They were really playing games. And you know, you can't do that. Our country's at stake.
04:20You see, even a thing like this, there's so many decisions for billions and billions.
04:25But then you have even more important decisions. You have decisions for life.
04:29And you can't have a man in that condition. And everybody was holding back, including the press, including the media.
04:36So you're welcoming white South Afrikaners into the country as refugees when you've closed off that door to a lot of other refugees from other parts of the world.
04:45What message does that send to those who say it isn't? Why is that fair?
04:49Well, I think if I see people in distress, I don't care what color, what they look like, what anything, their size, their height, their eyes.
04:58I don't care. But I think that from all evidence, the farmers in South Africa are being treated brutally.
05:07And it's been reported and nobody wants to cover it. But they happen to be white.
05:12And if they were black, I'd do the exact same thing. And we treat people very well.
05:18Well, we see there's a genocide going on. So if it's a genocide, that's terrible.
05:23And I happen to believe it could very well be. South Africa is out of control and it's been out of control for a long time.
05:29And the media doesn't report it. And I'm not looking for reporting because, believe me, it's easier for me not to do anything.
05:36A lot easier because I don't get nasty questions like that. But the fact is that we're about saving lives and we're going to do that.
05:43So we've made a home and we'll make a home for other people that are treated badly, no matter what their color.
05:48Thank you. We're going to go to the G20.
05:49I'm not sure. I'm really not sure.
05:52On Iran, has the U.S. given them a formal proposal? Has Steve Wyckoff handed that over?
05:56They have a proposal, but more importantly, they know they have to move quickly or something bad, something bad's going to happen.
06:02Thank you very much.
06:03Thank you very much.
06:04How's Tiffany doing? She's well, everybody's good at home. Congratulations.
06:07Thank you. Thank you very much.
06:08Travel safe, sir.
06:09Thanks.
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