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Q: The president is coming back to Georgia on Saturday-- OSSOFF: Good. It will remind Georgians of the president's failure

Q: There was a report that FEMA is telling states to prepare to handle disasters on their own. Any reaction? OSSOFF: So the Trump administration is telling folks across the country to prepare to fend for themselves while taxpayer dollars are sent to back Don Jr and Eric's mining interest in Kazakhstan?

TRUMP: We gave nothing in exchange for Stephen. We never give anything in exchange for hostages. TRUMP LITERALLY MOMENTS LATER: If I implemented sanctions on Russia, Steven wouldn't be coming out right now.

Trump takes two questions and then abruptly wraps up the event, which was supposed to be about "cybercrime" but in reality was just an opportunity for Trump's cronies to publicly praise him and kiss his ass

literally moments after claiming he gave up nothing in exchange for a hostage who was being held by Putin, Trump admits that he didn't implement sanctions on Russia in order to get the hostage

Trump: "We have been pretty happy with Russia that they have not gotten involved in Iran ... Russia and China have not participated or, participated in a much smaller way than they could have." (Both Russia and China have actively helped Iran fight America.)

Q: Witkoff described President Putin as a humanitarian. Would you describe him in that same way? TRUMP: I guess you could say for the purpose of allowing a man who was thinking he was gonna be in prison for life out

Trump is struggling to keep his eyes open

Pete Hegseth starts gargling: "Well Mr President, thank you. I'm just struck sitting here. Yet again, you're taking the lead on real issues."

Trump is settling in for one of the on-camera naps he's so fond of

it's honestly kind of amazing how Trump holds events like this one at the White House daily and almost every time nobody really knows what the point of them is. Why is this happening? Is there any purpose beyond the optics of looking busy?

Trump: "National cyber director Sean .... Camichuooooi -- where are you Sean? Where the hell -- I gotta get this name so perfect. Kearincross."

Trump: "Impersonization sche--- the schemes that they use for impersonization"

NIGHTMARE blunt rotation

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