Q&A with President Trump: Putin, Ukraine, France Riots, Kansas
President Trump takes questions from reporters at the White House before departing for Kansas on Oct. 19, 2026, where he is campaigning for Senator Roger Marshall. Topics include his negotiations with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, Iran, hostages and diesel; Republicans who criticized the sanctions waiver; President Zelensky, whom he says should have settled the war long ago; and a possible meeting with Russia and China on denuclearization while he is in China in November.
He also discusses the riots in France and violence in Italy, which he blames on immigration, and his advice to President…
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