JM Rieger
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Senior Video Journalist, The Washington Post • jm.rieger@washpost.com • Signal: jmrieger.01
TRUMP: "Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs? It's OK with me."
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
TRUMP: "Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs? It's OK with me."
TRUMP: They can do whatever they want, we'll give them everything —
Q: You would sign it [the Epstein discharge petition]?
TRUMP: Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don't talk about it too much, because...I don't want it taking away from us.
Q: You would sign it [the Epstein discharge petition]?
TRUMP: Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don't talk about it too much, because...I don't want it taking away from us.
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
TRUMP: They can do whatever they want, we'll give them everything —
Q: You would sign it [the Epstein discharge petition]?
TRUMP: Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don't talk about it too much, because...I don't want it taking away from us.
Q: You would sign it [the Epstein discharge petition]?
TRUMP: Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don't talk about it too much, because...I don't want it taking away from us.
Q: Are you planning to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia?
TRUMP: Yeah...I am planning on doing that...We will be doing that, we'll be selling F-35s, yeah.
TRUMP: Yeah...I am planning on doing that...We will be doing that, we'll be selling F-35s, yeah.
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Q: Are you planning to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia?
TRUMP: Yeah...I am planning on doing that...We will be doing that, we'll be selling F-35s, yeah.
TRUMP: Yeah...I am planning on doing that...We will be doing that, we'll be selling F-35s, yeah.
Q: You had dinner with Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago a few years ago. What role should he play in the conservative movement?
TRUMP: I didn't know he was coming and he was with...Kanye. And Kanye asked if he could have dinner, and he brought Nick. I didn't know Nick at the time.
TRUMP: I didn't know he was coming and he was with...Kanye. And Kanye asked if he could have dinner, and he brought Nick. I didn't know Nick at the time.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Q: You had dinner with Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago a few years ago. What role should he play in the conservative movement?
TRUMP: I didn't know he was coming and he was with...Kanye. And Kanye asked if he could have dinner, and he brought Nick. I didn't know Nick at the time.
TRUMP: I didn't know he was coming and he was with...Kanye. And Kanye asked if he could have dinner, and he brought Nick. I didn't know Nick at the time.
Q: Was it your brain or your heart or —
TRUMP: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen.
TRUMP: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen.
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Q: Was it your brain or your heart or —
TRUMP: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen.
TRUMP: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen.
Q: Could you tell us why you needed to get an MRI? I understand that the results were good, but what was it for?
TRUMP: Because it's part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn't have it? Other people get them.
TRUMP: Because it's part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn't have it? Other people get them.
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Q: Could you tell us why you needed to get an MRI? I understand that the results were good, but what was it for?
TRUMP: Because it's part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn't have it? Other people get them.
TRUMP: Because it's part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn't have it? Other people get them.
Q: Have you ruled out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell?
TRUMP: I haven't even thought about it. I mean, I haven't thought about it for months, maybe I haven't thought about it at all...But I don't talk about that. I don't rule it in or out. I don't — I don't even think about it.
TRUMP: I haven't even thought about it. I mean, I haven't thought about it for months, maybe I haven't thought about it at all...But I don't talk about that. I don't rule it in or out. I don't — I don't even think about it.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Q: Have you ruled out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell?
TRUMP: I haven't even thought about it. I mean, I haven't thought about it for months, maybe I haven't thought about it at all...But I don't talk about that. I don't rule it in or out. I don't — I don't even think about it.
TRUMP: I haven't even thought about it. I mean, I haven't thought about it for months, maybe I haven't thought about it at all...But I don't talk about that. I don't rule it in or out. I don't — I don't even think about it.
Q: Those $2,000 payments, will that be inflationary? Because previously Republicans have said that sending money to people, like under Biden —
TRUMP: Yeah well, the difference is this is money earned as opposed to money that was made up.
TRUMP: Yeah well, the difference is this is money earned as opposed to money that was made up.
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Q: Those $2,000 payments, will that be inflationary? Because previously Republicans have said that sending money to people, like under Biden —
TRUMP: Yeah well, the difference is this is money earned as opposed to money that was made up.
TRUMP: Yeah well, the difference is this is money earned as opposed to money that was made up.
Plaskett's office issued a statement late Friday:
“During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Plaskett's office issued a statement late Friday:
“During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Q: You've said that tariffs do not increase prices for consumers, but now you're lowering —
TRUMP: I didn't say they don't. I say they may in some cases, but to a large extent, they've been borne by the country.
TRUMP: I didn't say they don't. I say they may in some cases, but to a large extent, they've been borne by the country.
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Q: You've said that tariffs do not increase prices for consumers, but now you're lowering —
TRUMP: I didn't say they don't. I say they may in some cases, but to a large extent, they've been borne by the country.
TRUMP: I didn't say they don't. I say they may in some cases, but to a large extent, they've been borne by the country.
Q: What did Jeffrey Epstein mean in his emails when he said you knew about the girls?
TRUMP: I know nothing about that. They would've announced that a long time ago..Jeffrey Epstein and I had a very bad relationship for many years but he also saw strength because I was president.
TRUMP: I know nothing about that. They would've announced that a long time ago..Jeffrey Epstein and I had a very bad relationship for many years but he also saw strength because I was president.
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Q: What did Jeffrey Epstein mean in his emails when he said you knew about the girls?
TRUMP: I know nothing about that. They would've announced that a long time ago..Jeffrey Epstein and I had a very bad relationship for many years but he also saw strength because I was president.
TRUMP: I know nothing about that. They would've announced that a long time ago..Jeffrey Epstein and I had a very bad relationship for many years but he also saw strength because I was president.
Plaskett declined to answer questions and directed all inquiries to her congressional staff.
Plaskett's chief of staff told The Post on Thursday that she was "not in a position to confirm or not" whether Plaskett was texting with Epstein at the hearing.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Plaskett's chief of staff told The Post on Thursday that she was "not in a position to confirm or not" whether Plaskett was texting with Epstein at the hearing.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Plaskett declined to answer questions and directed all inquiries to her congressional staff.
Plaskett's chief of staff told The Post on Thursday that she was "not in a position to confirm or not" whether Plaskett was texting with Epstein at the hearing.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Plaskett's chief of staff told The Post on Thursday that she was "not in a position to confirm or not" whether Plaskett was texting with Epstein at the hearing.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Jeffrey Epstein appeared to text with Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) during Michael Cohen's 2019 congressional hearing and may have influenced her questions.
Text message time-stamp match up with hearing video reviewed by The Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Text message time-stamp match up with hearing video reviewed by The Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Jeffrey Epstein appeared to text with Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) during Michael Cohen's 2019 congressional hearing and may have influenced her questions.
Text message time-stamp match up with hearing video reviewed by The Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Text message time-stamp match up with hearing video reviewed by The Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The New York Times reports the OLC memo defending Trump's boat strikes finds Trump has the authority to determine that the US is in a formal state of armed conflict with cartels because of White House claims that drug cartels are trying to kill Americans. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The New York Times reports the OLC memo defending Trump's boat strikes finds Trump has the authority to determine that the US is in a formal state of armed conflict with cartels because of White House claims that drug cartels are trying to kill Americans. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
"The White House has withdrawn more than 50 nominees so far this Congress — the most in any single year over the last few decades...a growing number have backed out because enough Republican senators said they wouldn’t support their confirmation." news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"The White House has withdrawn more than 50 nominees so far this Congress — the most in any single year over the last few decades...a growing number have backed out because enough Republican senators said they wouldn’t support their confirmation." news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
Mike Johnson on Adelita Grijalva:
"I really like this lady, she's going to be an excellent member of Congress, she's a great person"
"I really like this lady, she's going to be an excellent member of Congress, she's a great person"
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Mike Johnson on Adelita Grijalva:
"I really like this lady, she's going to be an excellent member of Congress, she's a great person"
"I really like this lady, she's going to be an excellent member of Congress, she's a great person"
Adelita Grijalva has been sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Adelita Grijalva has been sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives
"The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days past due on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest in data going back to 1994, according to Fitch Ratings." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days past due on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest in data going back to 1994, according to Fitch Ratings." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2025: "We want to stop this cutback in health care quality and availability..That's what we're holding out for"
Nov. 10, 2025: "[I] cannot accept a strategy which wages political battle at the expense of my neighbor's paycheck or the food for his children"
Sept. 30, 2025: "We want to stop this cutback in health care quality and availability..That's what we're holding out for"
Nov. 10, 2025: "[I] cannot accept a strategy which wages political battle at the expense of my neighbor's paycheck or the food for his children"
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2025: "We want to stop this cutback in health care quality and availability..That's what we're holding out for"
Nov. 10, 2025: "[I] cannot accept a strategy which wages political battle at the expense of my neighbor's paycheck or the food for his children"
Sept. 30, 2025: "We want to stop this cutback in health care quality and availability..That's what we're holding out for"
Nov. 10, 2025: "[I] cannot accept a strategy which wages political battle at the expense of my neighbor's paycheck or the food for his children"
Jeanne Shaheen
Oct. 22, 2025: "...how important it is to be able to continue to afford [insurance]. That's what this fight is about."
Nov. 9, 2025: "Waiting another week, or another month, wouldn't deliver a better outcome."
Oct. 22, 2025: "...how important it is to be able to continue to afford [insurance]. That's what this fight is about."
Nov. 9, 2025: "Waiting another week, or another month, wouldn't deliver a better outcome."
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Jeanne Shaheen
Oct. 22, 2025: "...how important it is to be able to continue to afford [insurance]. That's what this fight is about."
Nov. 9, 2025: "Waiting another week, or another month, wouldn't deliver a better outcome."
Oct. 22, 2025: "...how important it is to be able to continue to afford [insurance]. That's what this fight is about."
Nov. 9, 2025: "Waiting another week, or another month, wouldn't deliver a better outcome."
Jacky Rosen
Oct 8, 2025: "If John Thune thinks that I don't have the resolve to..stand with Nevadans who..deserve the dignity of just being able to go to the damn doctor..then [he] doesn't know [me]"
Nov 10, 2025: "It's the only way we can move forward with the ACA tax credits"
Oct 8, 2025: "If John Thune thinks that I don't have the resolve to..stand with Nevadans who..deserve the dignity of just being able to go to the damn doctor..then [he] doesn't know [me]"
Nov 10, 2025: "It's the only way we can move forward with the ACA tax credits"
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Jacky Rosen
Oct 8, 2025: "If John Thune thinks that I don't have the resolve to..stand with Nevadans who..deserve the dignity of just being able to go to the damn doctor..then [he] doesn't know [me]"
Nov 10, 2025: "It's the only way we can move forward with the ACA tax credits"
Oct 8, 2025: "If John Thune thinks that I don't have the resolve to..stand with Nevadans who..deserve the dignity of just being able to go to the damn doctor..then [he] doesn't know [me]"
Nov 10, 2025: "It's the only way we can move forward with the ACA tax credits"
Tim Kaine
Oct. 19, 2025: "Offering a vote in the Senate without a commitment that it would pass...is an empty offer"
Nov. 10, 2025: "It's not on a guaranteed outcome. But we were not getting a vote."
Oct. 19, 2025: "Offering a vote in the Senate without a commitment that it would pass...is an empty offer"
Nov. 10, 2025: "It's not on a guaranteed outcome. But we were not getting a vote."
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Tim Kaine
Oct. 19, 2025: "Offering a vote in the Senate without a commitment that it would pass...is an empty offer"
Nov. 10, 2025: "It's not on a guaranteed outcome. But we were not getting a vote."
Oct. 19, 2025: "Offering a vote in the Senate without a commitment that it would pass...is an empty offer"
Nov. 10, 2025: "It's not on a guaranteed outcome. But we were not getting a vote."
For weeks, Democrats said they would not vote to end the government shutdown until Republicans agreed to health care subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
Then, some of those same Democrats voted to reopen the government without subsidies.
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com
Then, some of those same Democrats voted to reopen the government without subsidies.
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
For weeks, Democrats said they would not vote to end the government shutdown until Republicans agreed to health care subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
Then, some of those same Democrats voted to reopen the government without subsidies.
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com
Then, some of those same Democrats voted to reopen the government without subsidies.
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com
Kash Patel in December 2023:
“I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government-funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”
“I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government-funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Kash Patel in December 2023:
“I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government-funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”
“I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government-funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”
TRUMP: That's the same stone as the White House [in the Rose Garden], so now you can have news conferences, you can — you know, nobody could stand in the mud.
INGRAHAM: Where did you get the stone?
TRUMP: Uh, different places.
INGRAHAM: Where did you get the stone?
TRUMP: Uh, different places.
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
TRUMP: That's the same stone as the White House [in the Rose Garden], so now you can have news conferences, you can — you know, nobody could stand in the mud.
INGRAHAM: Where did you get the stone?
TRUMP: Uh, different places.
INGRAHAM: Where did you get the stone?
TRUMP: Uh, different places.