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Trump Gaggles with the Press on Air Force One, Oct. 13, 2025

October 13, 2025 · The White House · 0:13:42

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What happened

President Donald Trump spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One on October 13, 2025, on the way home from Israel and Egypt. “It’s a long day, right? And we did a couple of big ones. That first one was getting great reviews,” he said of the Knesset address. “I think it’s a very important day since nobody thought this was possible.”

Asked what it told him that his reception in Israel seemed stronger than in New York City, he pushed back — “I think I get a great reception in New York City” — citing his Bronx rally crowd of “30, 31,000 people” during the campaign, before conceding the day’s reception “was on another level.” He credited the coverage as he saw it: “the press has been very respectful for change. Doesn’t happen often.”

Why it matters

The gaggle is the President’s own first debrief of the peace day, recorded the same night — his assessment of the Knesset reception and of the deal’s reception across the region. It is recorded on the Foreign Policy & Defense hub with the day’s other pages.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump Gaggles with the Press on Air Force One, Oct. 13, 2025,” The White House, October 13, 2025 (official upload, embedded above). All characterizations as stated by the President in the gaggle.