US Senate News:
Source: The White House
BMORE LICKSBaltimore, Maryland
3:02 P.M. EDT
Q Mr. President, will you be watching the vice president’s speech tonight?
THE PRESIDENT: I will.
Q Why are you not attending? It’s right there on the Ellipse?
THE PRESIDENT: Because it’s for her. This is her night.
Q What do you expect to hear out of her tonight? What’s the closing message from the vice president?
THE PRESIDENT: I’ll let you hear it first.
Q Mr. President, are you worried about the North Korean troops in Kursk, in Russia?
THE PRESIDENT: I am concerned about it, yes.
Q Should the Ukrainians strike — strike back?
THE PRESIDENT: If they cross into Ukraine, yes.
3:03 P.M. EDT