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Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Arrival at Palm Beach, FL, Oct. 23, 2026

October 23, 2026 · The White House · 0:01:01

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What happened

President Donald Trump took questions from the press upon arrival at Palm Beach, Florida on Oct. 23, 2026, carried on the White House channel. The President said he and his party were headed to Mar-a-Lago to celebrate with Sean Hannity, noting the crowd outside and saying it could have been more than tripled, and he praised the officials who had been with him - “Bobby was great. Oz was great,” as he put it.

Asked about two former FBI officials facing felony charges tied to Hunter Biden and whether the FBI had protected the Bidens before the 2020 election, the President said he did not know the exact details but had heard they were arrested or charged: “I heard they were bad people. You know, they’re crooked people. You know, they are dirty cops like Comey. Comey’s a dirty cop,” as he stated it.

Why it matters

The arrival gaggle is the President’s first on-record reaction to the reported felony charges against the two former FBI officials - a reaction he gave in the same terms he has used for former FBI Director James Comey, and one that lands while his administration’s Justice Department record is a standing scoreboard file on this site.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Arrival at Palm Beach, FL, Oct. 23, 2026” (YouTube, Oct. 23, 2026) - official description and broadcast transcript as aired.