Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure

Press Conference

THE PRESIDENT: "As you can see, Iran is not particularly well-liked in the region.

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THE PRESIDENT: And where -- where that goes, we're working on now. I don't know where that goes.

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THE PRESIDENT: I thought the meeting went well yesterday. I thought the meeting went well.

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THE PRESIDENT: I don't think we have any sticking points left.

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THE PRESIDENT: Well, when you say "working," are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they going to continue? Yes.

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THE PRESIDENT: I think the vast majority of members of Congress support aid to Ukraine. The question is whether or not a small minority are going to hold it up, which would be -- which would be a disaster.

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THE PRESIDENT: Well, I don't think Iowa means anything. The President got 50-some-thousand votes -- the lowest number of votes anybody who's won got. You know, this idea that it's been a runaway, I think he can characterize it any way he wants. I'll let them make that judgment.

What was the second part of the question?

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THE PRESIDENT: Well, look, the President wants to put a -- the former President wants to put a ban on Arabs coming into the country. We'll make sure he -- we understand who cares about the Arab population, number one.

Number two, we got a long way to go in terms of settling the situation in Gaza.

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THE PRESIDENT: Yes, I know that.

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THE PRESIDENT: March.

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THE PRESIDENT: I have not read the full report. The report will be out today --

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THE PRESIDENT: -- number one. We're going to do what we can to implement the recommendations of the Justice Department. But I don't know if there is any criminal liability. I -- I have not read the report.

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THE PRESIDENT: I was briefed by my staff on it.

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you."

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