In the Oval Office, President Trump awards the families of fallen law enforcement officers the Medal of Sacrifice, then takes questions from reporters.
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00:00Well, thank you very much, everybody.
00:07It's a real honor to welcome all of you to the White House, the famous Oval Office.
00:14And we award the first-ever Medals of Sacrifice to three heroic law enforcement officers from
00:21Palm Beach County, Florida.
00:25I went to the service.
00:26It was crazy.
00:28It was just horrible.
00:30Earlier today, Congressman Brian Mast, who's right here, introduced a bill to ensure this
00:35new medal will be awarded to any law enforcement officer or first responder who gives his or
00:41her life in the line of duty.
00:44I also want to recognize Laura and Eric Trump for their work to make this medal a reality.
00:51Thank you, Laura.
00:52Thank you, Eric.
00:53Appreciate it very much.
00:55Thanks as well to Attorney General Pam Bondi, who's with us.
00:58Pam, thank you very much.
00:59I appreciate it.
01:00So busy.
01:01She's so busy, but she wouldn't miss it.
01:04Secret Service Director Sean Curran, Sean, wherever you may be, hi, Sean, Congressman
01:11Byron Donalds, State Representative Meg Weinberger, and Dan Newland.
01:18Thank you, Dan.
01:19Thank you, everybody.
01:20Thank you, Byron.
01:21Thank you, everyone.
01:22Really great that you're here.
01:23We also want to express our gratitude to Major Paul Vercotta.
01:28Where's Paul?
01:29Paul.
01:30Thank you, Paul.
01:31Captain Ryan Mugwich.
01:35Thank you, Captain.
01:37Lieutenant Shandon Hood, Shandon.
01:41Sergeant Scott Yoder.
01:43Thank you very much, Sergeant.
01:45Deputy Sheriff Christopher Farron.
01:48Thank you very much, Christopher.
01:50And Deputy Sheriff Chris Cameron.
01:53Thank you very much.
01:55And all of the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, we have many people here representing that
02:02incredible office.
02:03I know it very well.
02:04Very special thanks as well to Alexander Arnault, who's a tremendous person, with his father
02:12who they own Tiffany, and they really devoted a tremendous time and effort to helping us
02:19design this beautiful medal.
02:23And thank you very much, Alexander.
02:24I appreciate that you came all the way from France and the incredible team at Tiffany
02:29and Company.
02:30And Tiffany is doing great.
02:32He's a fantastic leader.
02:35You know all about the fantastic, the great Arnault family.
02:41And the fact that you came for this is very meaningful, actually.
02:45It's really incredible.
02:47And for crafting this beautiful medal, and I know he looked at it and he worked on it
02:51and he had his best people working on it, and people are loving it.
02:54And this will go on for a long time.
02:56You'll be making that medal for a long time.
02:59Unfortunately, in one way it's very sad, but we properly respect the ones that have lost
03:06their lives today.
03:07We also remember three remarkable heroes who will become the medal's first ever recipients.
03:14It's a big honor.
03:16Corporal Luis Piaz, Jr., Deputy Sheriff Ralph Butch Waller, Jr., and Deputy Sheriff Ignacio
03:25Dan Diaz.
03:27And thank you very much.
03:28You're represented by family members who are, I was there with them.
03:34That was devastation.
03:35They were devastated.
03:37We're profoundly grateful to be joined by their loved ones.
03:42Corporal Piaz's former wife, Doris.
03:45Thank you, Doris, for being with us.
03:47Thank you very much.
03:50And his son, Cameron.
03:52Good-looking son, too.
03:54Deputy Waller's wife, Denise.
03:57Thank you, Denise, very much.
03:59And Deputy Diaz's daughter, Alexandria.
04:04Thank you very much.
04:05I want to thank you all, and the three officers we recognized today were close friends.
04:09They were really close friends and colleagues, and together they dedicated their lives to
04:13protecting the people of Palm Beach County and well beyond.
04:18And they were beloved by everyone and respected by all really, really top-of-the-line people.
04:25Countless times when I was in Florida, they proudly saved.
04:28And they saved a lot of lives.
04:30They were going around saving a lot of lives.
04:33Their reputation was incredible.
04:34They served in motorcades for presidents, called presidential motorcades, a very dangerous
04:41job actually.
04:42And I was deeply honored to attend their memorial service last year.
04:46In a horrific accident in November, the three officers were working to restart one of their
04:52motorcycles on the shoulder of a road when they were struck by a SUV, struck dead center.
05:00When all three perished from their injuries, essentially they perished immediately.
05:07This was a terrible tragedy.
05:10It shook the entire Palm Beach community like very, very few events I've ever seen.
05:15All of Florida mourned their loss, and today our entire nation joins in honoring these
05:20three incredible patriots taken from us much too soon, much, much too soon.
05:26To Doris Cameron, Denise, Alexandria, and to all of those who love these brave men,
05:32we are deeply sorry for your loss and eternally grateful for their sacrifice, their great,
05:37great sacrifice, just respected by everybody.
05:42We'll never forget their legacy, and we will never forget the debt we owe all of these
05:47great law enforcement heroes who have given their lives to keep our community safe and
05:52make America strong again.
05:53We have so many unbelievable people in the police department and other departments, first
05:58responders, firemen, a lot of brave, incredible people.
06:03And I'd now like to ask my son, Eric Trump, to say a few words, followed by Congressman
06:09Brian Mast and Alexander Arnault, who's going to be giving out the medals.
06:15Then I'll present the medals of sacrifice.
06:18Thank you very much, everybody.
06:19Thank you for being here, too.
06:21Please.
06:24Mr. President, thank you very much.
06:27My father and I attended that funeral that day, and I can't tell you how moving that
06:31experience was.
06:33And one simple question was asked, why is there no medal, medal of valor, medal of sacrifice
06:40that commemorates law enforcement officers, first responders who have fallen in the line
06:44of duty?
06:45And Congressman Mast, he was there with me that day.
06:48He was with my father, and we said, we're going to take care of this problem.
06:51We're going to get involved.
06:52And the first call that was made was to the great Arnault family who owns Tiffany's, and
06:56they said without hesitation that they'd be honored to design something absolutely beautiful
07:01that's a tribute to these incredible officers, these incredible EMS responders.
07:07And here we are, roughly six months later, with something that's truly beautiful.
07:11I want to thank the Tiffany's family, the Arnault family, for all the work they've put
07:16into it and their entire team.
07:17I can tell you this has been a nonstop effort.
07:20I want to thank the congressman.
07:21Without the congressman, his staff, we would not be here today.
07:25I want to thank the president for allowing us to do this.
07:27It's such an important mission.
07:28This medal is to be given for hundreds and hundreds of years to come.
07:33And last but not least, I want to send on behalf of this entire nation, on behalf of
07:37our entire family, the incredible families of the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office and your
07:42incredible families.
07:45They made the ultimate sacrifice and know that we all appreciate their dedication.
07:50Many of us knew them, have met them, and we love them very much, and I'm sure they're
07:54missed.
07:55But today, hopefully, this is a great tribute to them, and I know because of our wonderful
08:00president that this medal will be given out for many years to come.
08:03Thank you very much.
08:08I would just start by thanking all of our law enforcement officers.
08:12The job is always dangerous, and you do it still every single day.
08:17And I would thank the families, because the job, as you are a reminder of, is often deadly.
08:25And I would thank you, Mr. President, because for the first time in our nation's history,
08:32you're willing to say to all of our first responders, all of our law enforcement, all
08:36of our firefighters, we're going to recognize that sacrifice from the Office of the Presidency
08:42for each and every one of them.
08:45And that's never taken place before, that recognition, that it's a job that's always
08:50dangerous and often deadly, and there's a debt that can never be repaid, but you're
08:56willing to recognize that debt.
08:57So thank you, Mr. President, for recognizing the debt.
09:03Mr. President, Congressman, thank you very much for involving Tiffany in this process.
09:11We're very honored for having made these medals.
09:14Tiffany is a jeweler, as everyone knows it, but also a maker of American heritage.
09:19We were making the Medal of Honor in the 19th and early 20th century, and it's only natural
09:24that we followed with this heritage, just as we work on other very important American
09:31heirlooms.
09:32This medal was made in Providence, Rhode Island, in our largest factory in the U.S., out of
09:38silver, plated in 24-karat gold, just like the ceiling of this office, and represents
09:44the coat of arms of the United States.
09:47Mr. President, thank you very much.
09:48Thank you very much.
09:49Byron, would you like to say a few words, please?
09:55First to be brief, to the families, we are so sorry for your sacrifice.
10:02But your officer from your family represented not just Palm Beach County, but the United
10:06States with honor.
10:07Mr. President, thank you for allowing us to go forward.
10:10To my colleague, Congressman Maas, thank you for your leadership.
10:13We will always honor first responders in the United States of America.
10:17Thanks.
10:18Okay.
10:19So...
10:20You want to help us out with this?
10:21You're the one that made it.
10:22That's right.
10:23That's beautiful.
10:24So could we ask the families to step forward, please?
10:25Jim, would you like to help us with that?
10:26Please.
10:27Thank you very much.
10:28You're welcome.
10:53All right.
10:54Thank you very much.
10:55Thank you for that.
10:56You hold this thing right over here.
10:57All right.
10:58There you go.
10:59Thank you very much.
11:02Alright.
11:03I'm going to get my office.
11:05Thank you, sir.
11:06I really appreciate it.
11:07Thank you very much.
11:10Thank you very much.
11:12Take care of yourself, OK?
11:13Thank you very much.
11:14Appreciate it.
11:17OK, boys, stand right over here.
11:22OK.
11:23OK.
11:30I got to get out of here.
11:37One, two, oh, three.
11:39That's right.
11:40One, two, three.
11:44OK.
11:54OK.
12:00Would you like to say anything?
12:04I would like to thank you very much for honoring my husband
12:07and his brothers and for what you do for the country,
12:13making this so very special for them
12:15and for all the people to come.
12:18It's a club you never want to be in,
12:20but you've honored them, and it just means the world.
12:26Thank you for everything.
12:28Thank you very much.
12:29Appreciate it.
12:33Would you like to say something to your father?
12:36Do you want me to go over there or here?
12:38No.
12:46I viewed my dad as Superman.
12:50He's someone my whole life you look up to.
12:54He's an amazing guy.
12:56And it's horrible that this happened to all three families.
13:02But I'm glad that something was done about it.
13:06And we got represented, and everyone in the future will be.
13:10So thank you.
13:11Thank you very much.
13:13Be very proud of you.
13:21Thank you very much.
13:23Thank you, Mr. President.
13:24Thank you very much.
13:25Thank you very much.
13:26Thank you very much.
13:51Be proud of you.
14:04Would you like to say anything on behalf of the force?
14:08Would you like to say something?
14:10It's a very tough thing to do.
14:13Would you like to say something?
14:15Yes.
14:16Mr. President, on behalf of Sheriff Rick Bradshaw
14:19and every member of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office,
14:21we can't thank you enough for taking the lead on this
14:24and recognizing the extreme sacrifice of our three brothers.
14:30Words really can't express how thankful we are.
14:33Thank you very much.
14:35And we have a fourth, and we're going to give this to you.
14:39Hopefully, it's maybe never going to be given out.
14:42So we'll give it to Sheriff Bradshaw, who's an incredible sheriff.
14:46And you've done an amazing job.
14:47And we'll have it should something happen.
14:51And that's right here.
14:52OK?
14:54And I hope it never has to be given up, frankly.
14:59Thank you very much.
15:00Thank you, Mr. President.
15:01Thank you very much.
15:02Thank you, Mr. President.
15:03Well, thank you.
15:04Do you have any questions for what you just saw?
15:08They're so important.
15:09I mean, people have talked about it for years.
15:11I want to thank Brian Mass for what he's done, Congressman.
15:15He's been unbelievable.
15:17He's a great representative.
15:21And he worked hard.
15:23He wanted to do it right.
15:24And we wanted to go somehow.
15:26We could get them done pretty easily in one way,
15:30but we wouldn't get them done by Tiffany.
15:32And the fact that the Arno family stepped up was absolutely incredible.
15:37It means more.
15:38When you get a name like that, I think it means something extra.
15:43But these were incredible people.
15:45And they're looking down on you right now.
15:47And they're very, very proud.
15:48Very, very proud of all of you.
15:50And it's too bad we had to be doing this.
15:54But I was there with you that day.
15:57That was a rough day.
15:59Thank you very much.
16:01Would you have any questions?
16:02Yeah.
16:04Mr. President, do you have plans to give this award to any other families
16:09that possibly find themselves in the same position as having made this sacrifice?
16:14And then after the testimony question, if I recall correctly.
16:16Having to do from a previous?
16:18We're looking at the possibility of that, yeah.
16:20You had a lot of people.
16:22A lot of people die in the line of duty when you think of it.
16:26And we figured it was time to start.
16:28We haven't had the situation arise.
16:30This was a terrible situation.
16:32We haven't had it arise yet.
16:34But we're looking at going back a little bit and see what we can do about that.
16:38Yes, strongly.
16:40Yeah, go ahead.
16:42On your call with President Putin today,
16:44you'd mentioned that the Pope would like to take a role potentially in mediating these talks.
16:50Does that mean that the U.S. is taking a step back from?
16:53No, no, no.
16:54I think it would be great to have it at the Vatican.
16:56Maybe it would have some extra significance.
16:58And I saw that it was discussed yesterday.
17:02And people told me that they'd be honored to do it.
17:05I would imagine they would be.
17:07So, no, I think it would be maybe helpful.
17:10There's tremendous bitterness.
17:12Anger.
17:14And I think maybe that could help some of that anger.
17:16So having it at the Vatican would be, in Rome,
17:20would be a very, I think it would be a great idea.
17:25Mr. President, as you know, two and a half months ago,
17:30Ukraine, President Zelensky, agreed to that 30-day ceasefire
17:34that's been on the table all of that time.
17:36What was the extent of your conversation with President Putin today
17:40about having him agree to that same 30-day ceasefire proposal
17:45that you, Mr. President, put on the table?
17:47Well, what we've done, and very strongly,
17:49is we said, let's get this thing going.
17:51You know, I had many of the leaders of European nations
17:55on the line with me right after the call.
17:59And we have to get that thing solved.
18:015,000 young people every single week, on average.
18:06And I've seen satellite pictures.
18:08You don't want to see these pictures.
18:10We'll have to see what happens.
18:12This was not my war.
18:14This is not a war that would have happened if I were president.
18:16This is not my war.
18:18I'm just here to try and help.
18:20We've spent hundreds of billions of dollars on this war.
18:26And yet that's not...
18:29Frankly, we made much more than that
18:31just in four days in the Middle East.
18:34It's a lot of money, but we do much.
18:37This is about thousands of people dying every single week.
18:415,000, 6,000 people dying every single week.
18:45And just like you have the relatives here,
18:48wives and children and everything,
18:51you have these soldiers.
18:53They say goodbye in Ukraine and in Russia.
18:57And then their parents never see them again
18:59except maybe in pictures of horrible scenes.
19:01Because I've seen some scenes.
19:03I've never seen anything like it.
19:05So we're going to see if we can get it taken care of.
19:07Yeah, please.
19:09First of all, our thanks to the members of law enforcement
19:11who are here, and our condolences to the families.
19:13We're very sorry for your loss.
19:15Mr. President, on Ukraine and on your call today
19:17that you had with President Putin,
19:19you said last week that you thought nothing was going to happen,
19:21until you and Putin got together.
19:23Do you still feel that way?
19:25I think something's going to happen.
19:27It's a very...
19:29Big egos involved, I tell you.
19:31Big egos involved.
19:33But I think something's going to happen.
19:35And if it doesn't, I'd just back away,
19:37and they're going to have to keep going.
19:39Again, this was a European situation.
19:43It should have remained a European situation.
19:45Should have remained.
19:47But we have, because the past administration
19:49felt very strongly that we should be involved,
19:51and we got involved much more than Europe did,
19:55in terms of the money and all of the things that we gave.
19:57We gave massive amounts.
19:59I think record-setting amounts given to a foreign...
20:01There's never been anything like this.
20:03Both weaponry and money.
20:05And Europe gave a lot also,
20:07but they didn't give anywhere near what we gave.
20:09We gave probably almost three times the amount.
20:13And it's just a shame.
20:15The whole thing is a shame.
20:17The level of death here is just a shame.
20:19Yeah?
20:21Did you ask President Putin to meet with you?
20:23About what?
20:25About Ukraine.
20:27Of course I did. I talked to him about it.
20:29I said, when are we going to end this?
20:31I've known him for a long time now.
20:33I said, when are we going to end this bloodshed,
20:35this bloodbath?
20:37It's a bloodbath.
20:39And I do believe he wants to end it.
20:41You know, when I made the call,
20:43I told the people last night,
20:45Germany and Finland.
20:47We had Italy, as you know.
20:51UK was on the line today.
20:53And a couple of others.
20:55And then they were in turn calling
20:57everyone.
20:59Ursula was there from the European Union.
21:01She was terrific.
21:03And we spoke for a long time about it.
21:07And they got a problem.
21:09It's a big, big problem.
21:11It's a terrible war.
21:13It's a terrible war.
21:15It's very hard to extradite
21:17themselves away from
21:19what's taking place over there.
21:21The amount of anger,
21:23the amount of hate, and the amount of death.
21:25It's very hard. Very tough situation.
21:27But I said to him, we've got to get going.
21:29And I did say also,
21:31if I thought that you couldn't do it,
21:33I'd step away.
21:35Because what are you going to do?
21:37We don't have boots on the ground.
21:39We wouldn't have boots on the ground.
21:41And the financial amount
21:43that was put up is just crazy.
21:45It's crazy.
21:47This isn't for us.
21:49This is for somebody else.
21:51The amount of money that we put up
21:53is record setting.
21:55There's never been anything like this.
21:57And that includes weapons.
21:59Never been anything like this.
22:01On the medal, how far back
22:03do you intend to look to consider
22:05for the recipients?
22:07And then on your call today,
22:09what happens to be the obstacle to peace?
22:11Is further arming Ukraine on the table
22:13at that point?
22:15Well, we'll look. I mean, we're going to look.
22:17I like to think positively, frankly.
22:19I just can't believe that they allow this to continue.
22:21This would have never happened if I were president.
22:23And most people admit that.
22:25And it didn't happen for four years.
22:27And October 7th would have never happened either.
22:29That's the attack on Israel.
22:31That would have never happened.
22:33So sad.
22:35A lot of things wouldn't have happened.
22:37Now, I think that
22:39there's a good chance we can get this done.
22:41I believe Putin wants to do it.
22:43Now, if I thought Putin didn't,
22:45that's what I do.
22:47My whole life is like deals.
22:49One big deal.
22:51And if I thought that President Putin
22:53did not want to get this over with,
22:55I wouldn't even be talking about it.
22:57I'd just pull out.
22:59What did you hear that gave you confidence
23:01that he does want peace versus buying time?
23:03I think he's had enough.
23:05I think he's had enough.
23:07This has been a long time.
23:09This has been going on for more than three years.
23:11When you think, right?
23:13It's been going on for a long time.
23:15Yeah, please.
23:17Thank you, Mr. President.
23:19When you implored him to stop previously,
23:21Vladimir, stop on social media,
23:23and he did, and he just continued.
23:25I'm curious, did you bring that up
23:27with him in your phone call today?
23:29Sorry.
23:31You previously on Truth Social
23:33asked him to stop.
23:35You wrote, Vladimir, stop.
23:37He didn't stop.
23:39Quite the contrary.
23:41I'm curious, did you bring that up
23:43on your call with him today?
23:45No, no, I didn't bring that up.
23:47But I did say, it's time.
23:49You got to stop this thing.
23:51And I believe he wants to stop.
23:53Look, I would be, I think,
23:55very able to tell whether or not
23:57he wanted to or wouldn't.
23:59I thought there was a very good chance,
24:01I would say.
24:03And then they have a different kind of a problem.
24:05But I believe he wants to stop.
24:07Are you thinking twice just now
24:09about backing away or walking away
24:11if it looks like it's going to be
24:13an intractable problem?
24:15Do you have a red line in your head
24:17of what would cause you to back away?
24:19Yeah, in my head, but not something
24:21I'm going to announce.
24:23Yeah, definitely in my head I do.
24:25Because this isn't our war.
24:27This is not my war.
24:29And we would have been a lot better off.
24:31And maybe the whole thing would have been better off.
24:33Because it can't be much worse.
24:35It's a real mess. It's a death trap.
24:37So I think that,
24:39yeah, I would say I do have
24:41a certain line.
24:43But I don't want to say what that line is.
24:45Because I think it makes the negotiation
24:47even more difficult than it is.
24:49Mr. President, thank you all for your sacrifice.
24:51I'm so sorry for your loss.
24:53You mentioned the
24:55bloodbath you want to see end
24:57in Ukraine.
24:59You mentioned that you believe Putin
25:01wants peace, but he just attacked
25:03Ukraine yesterday.
25:05So what makes you think that he wants peace?
25:07Well, he's in a war.
25:09Nobody said don't.
25:11They're fighting. They're attacking.
25:13They're attacking each other.
25:15And people are dying all the time.
25:17He's in a war. He's fighting a war.
25:19Nobody said he was going to stop.
25:21Is it terrible? Yeah, it's terrible.
25:23I think it's terrible.
25:25President Biden was diagnosed with cancer
25:27in the war, and then I'm asking about reconciliation.
25:29Why haven't you increased
25:31the sanctions on Russia yet?
25:33Well, because I think there's a chance
25:35of getting something done. And if you do
25:37that, you can also make it much worse.
25:39But there could be a time
25:41where that's going to happen. Yep.
25:43Mr. President,
25:45with the ratings down from
25:47top stories... Do you want to respond to President Biden
25:49being diagnosed with cancer, or are you going to call
25:51your predecessor?
25:53I think it's very sad, actually.
25:55I'm surprised that it
25:57wasn't, you know,
25:59the public wasn't notified a long time ago
26:01because to get to stage 9, that's a long time.
26:03I just had my
26:05physical. You saw that. You saw the results of
26:07that particular test. I think that
26:09test is standard to
26:11pretty much anybody getting
26:13a physical, a good physical.
26:15We had the doctors
26:17at the White House and over at Walter Reed,
26:19which is a fantastic hospital,
26:21do it. I did a very complete
26:23physical, including cognitive tests. I'm
26:25proud to announce I aced it.
26:27I got them all right. Are you proud of me?
26:29Yes. Your husband would be proud of me for
26:31getting them all right. It's a little risk.
26:33If I didn't get them all right, these people would be after me.
26:35It would be not a good situation.
26:37But I think, frankly, anybody
26:39running for president should
26:41take a cognitive test. They say it's
26:43unconstitutional, but I would say
26:45in that particular case, having a cognitive
26:47test wouldn't be so bad.
26:50When you
26:52take tests, medical,
26:54as a male,
26:56that test is very standard.
26:58I don't know if it's given to everybody,
27:00but it's given just about.
27:02It takes a long time to get to that
27:04situation. Now, I think to
27:06get to a stage nine,
27:08I think that if you take a
27:10look, it's the same doctor that said
27:12that Joe was
27:14cognitively fine. There was nothing wrong
27:16with him. Well, he said, if
27:18it's the same doctor, he said there was nothing wrong
27:20there, and that's being proven
27:22to be a sad situation.
27:24And the autopen is becoming
27:26a very big deal. You know, the autopen is
27:28becoming a big deal because it seems like that
27:30maybe was the president who ever operated the autopen.
27:32But when they say that
27:34that was not good, they also,
27:36you have to look and you have to say that
27:38the test was not
27:40so good either. In other words, there are things going
27:42on that the public wasn't
27:44informed, and I think somebody's going to have to speak to
27:46the doctor if it's the same, or even if it's
27:48two separate doctors.
27:50Why wasn't the
27:52cognitive ability,
27:54why wasn't that discussed?
27:56And I think the doctor said he's just
27:58fine, and it's turned out
28:00that's not so. It's very dangerous.
28:02Look, this is no longer politically
28:04correct. This is dangerous for our country. Look
28:06at the mess we're in. You're talking about all these questions
28:08on Ukraine and Russia that
28:10would have never happened. As an example, if I
28:12were president, it would have never happened. The other thing
28:14is, why did it take so
28:16long? I mean, when you
28:18this takes a long time. It could take years
28:20to get to this level of danger.
28:22So it's a look.
28:24It's a very, very sad situation.
28:26I feel very badly about it.
28:28And
28:30I think people should try and find out
28:32what happened, because I'll tell you, the
28:34I don't know if it had anything to do with the hospital.
28:36Walter Reed is really good.
28:38They're some of the best doctors I've ever seen.
28:40I don't even know if they were involved.
28:42But a doctor was involved in
28:44each case. Maybe it was the same doctor.
28:46And somebody is
28:48not telling the facts. That's a big
28:50problem.
28:54Ukraine says that Ukrainians
28:56are ready for a ceasefire. They're ready for peace
28:58negotiations. In your mind,
29:00is Ukraine doing enough to get
29:02this? I'd rather tell you
29:04in about two weeks from now,
29:06because I can't say yes or no.
29:08I think
29:10he's a strong person.
29:12Zelensky is a strong guy.
29:14And he's
29:16not the easiest person to deal with.
29:18But I think
29:20that he wants to stop.
29:24It's a very bad
29:26thing that's
29:28happening over there. I think he wants to stop.
29:30But I could answer that question better
29:32in two weeks or four weeks from now. I hope the
29:34answer is that he wants to get
29:36it solved. I want to thank everybody very
29:38much. And on behalf of the United
29:40States of America, we
29:42greatly honor your family,
29:44friends, everybody that had to
29:46suffer so much. But
29:48you have some three great men that
29:50are looking down on you. And they're
29:52very proud right now. They're very proud.
29:54This is the Oval Office.
29:56And they're a big part
29:58of it now. They're a part of the Oval Office,
30:00the White House. And thank you all
30:02very much. Thank you. Thank you, Sheriff.
30:04Thank you very much, everybody.