"The alliance between our nations has never been stronger, with us at the helm," @POTUS says to @AndrzejDuda. #Poland
"The United States and Poland are deeply committed to energy diversity all across Europe," @POTUS says at @WhiteHouse joint news conference.
#EU "trade barriers make it very difficult for the United States," according to @POTUS.
Today a renewed version of a strategic partnership has been signed personally by myself and Donald Trump," says #Poland President @AndrzejDuda.
#Russia threatening energy security of #Poland through pipeline projects, according to @AndrzejDuda. "We're going to go to any lengths to protect ourselves from that."
"I'm hugely delighted with the presence of US forces in Polish territory," says @AndrzejDuda. "I would like to invite you, Mr. President, to post more U.S. troops to Poland."
"We want to buy more equipment and cooperate more in research of military technology," adds @AndrzejDuda.
A permanent US base in Poland should be named "Fort Trump," says @AndrzejDuda.
Seems that Syria shot down a Russian plane..."that's a very sad thing," says @POTUS answering question about worries of escalating war in #Syria. "That's not a good situation."
"We've done an incredible job over there," adds @POTUS, saying "we'll make a decision fairly quickly" on whether to keep US forces in #Syria.
"Presence of the United States is providing a guarantee of security and defense" of #Europe, says @AndrzejDuda.
"Today, unfortunately, we are seeing international law being violated...and aggressive behavior" by #Russia, adds @AndrzejDuda.
"Poland would be paying billions of dollars for a base" for US forces, interjects @POTUS.
"The president offered us much more than two billions for doing this, so we're looking at it," adds @POTUS.
"I think Russia has acted aggressively," replies @POTUS to a Polish reporter's question. "They respect force, they respect strength."
"I am with the (Polish) president. I feel that he's right" on Russia, adds @POTUS.
"I am convinced that all of us are going to draw appropriate conclusions from these discussions," says @AndrzejDuda.
"It wouldn't bother me but the FBI...said they really don't do that," replies @POTUS to question about whether @FBI should investigate the sexual assault allegation against #SCOTUS nominee Kavanaugh.
"Why didn't the Democrats didn't bring it up then" when they met with Kavanaugh?, adds @POTUS. "They're very good on obstruction."
"So I don't to play into our hands," continues @POTUS. "Hopefully, the women will come forward and state her case."
"I feel terrible for them," says @POTUS of Kavanaugh family.
#China rebuilt with "tremendous amounts of money pouring out of the United States...we're turning that around," says @POTUS.
"He's nasty. That's the kind of guy I want negotiating for me," @POTUS says of @JunckerEU.
"Mr. Trump is saying 'America first' and I'm saying 'Poland first,'" says @AndrzejDuda. "So we understand each other very well."
"We may sign it at the United Nations or shortly thereafter," @POTUS says of reworked trade deal with South Korea.
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Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein suggested he secretly recorded @POTUS and discussed the 25th Amendment, reports @nytimes. nyti.ms/2xxNdwl
“The New York Times’s story is inaccurate and factually incorrect,” Rosenstein said in a statement. “Based on my personal dealings with the president, there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment.”
My colleague @masoodfarivar relays from source who was in room (with DAG when he made the comment): “I remember this meeting and remember the wire comment. The statement was sarcastic and was never discussed with any intention of recording a conversation with the president.”
"Those who interfere with our liberties will pay a price," @SecPompeo tells reporters and specifically mentions past election interference actions by #Russia.
"What Secretary Kerry has done is unseemly and unprecedented," says @SecPompeo about @JohnKerry and his efforts to save #Iran#JCPOA. "It is beyond inappropriate."
"Actively undermining U.S. policy as a former secretary of state is literally unheard of," adds @SecPompeo.
Prosecutors file new charging document against ex-@realDonaldTrump campaign chairman @PaulManafort, signaling a possible plea deal, reports @AP.
A guilty plea to charges in his second trial (which was to be held in Washington, DC) is to be entered today by @PaulManafort, according to media reports.
According to the filing, @PaulManafort will enter a guilty plea to a single count of conspiracy to obstruct justice.