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Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Oct. 25, 2026

October 25, 2026 · The White House · 0:01:04

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What happened

President Donald Trump took questions from reporters upon departing the White House on October 25, 2026, in a brief gaggle carried on the White House channel. Asked about the return of a woman he did not name in the exchange, the President said he did not know anything about her return but called her “a very nice woman,” noted that “she gave me her Nobel Prize,” and said, “I hope she’s safe,” adding that the United States is doing “really well” in Venezuela, as he stated it.

Asked how closely he is monitoring Brazil’s elections, which he noted are happening now, and who he is endorsing, the President named former President Bolsonaro and said the United States is watching. In a final exchange, asked about a possible strike that day, he answered flatly: “The answer is no. It will not be a strike today,” as he stated it.

Why it matters

Sixty-four seconds of departure remarks still put three foreign-policy threads on the record in the President’s own words: his concern for the Nobel laureate who presented him her prize, his open attention to Brazil’s vote with Bolsonaro named, and a same-day assurance that no strike would take place that day. This chronicle files it on the Foreign Policy & Defense hub with every statement attributed to the President.

Scoreboard watch

Scoreboard watch: the President’s October 25, 2026 statement that “it will not be a strike today” is a dated, checkable claim as stated. Noted for the scoreboard editor; no entry is published from this page.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Oct. 25, 2026,” The White House, October 25, 2026 (official upload, embedded above; published October 26, 2026). All characterizations as stated by the President in the gaggle.