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Trump gaggle on departure from the White House: Ohio ad, Iran, Ukraine (transcript pending)

Quotes are per auto-captions; no official transcript yet. On Iran, Trump said: "we can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon" and "we've knocked the hell out of them. And we may do it a little bit further." Asked about new Russian strikes on Ukraine, he said: "Well, we'll see how it works out." He defended an Ohio campaign ad, saying "if what the mother said about the daughter is half right, she has no right even running for the governor of Ohio." Asked about a Justice Department matter involving Cory Luwendowski (spelling per auto-captions), he said: "I want my people to be honest, and if they're not honest, I'll have my DOJ go and do whatever they have to do."

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