I'm talking to the Israelis.

We must, without equivocation, denounce antisemitism. We must also, without equivocation, denounce Islamophobia.

The President and the U.S. do not want to be directing the Israelis.

The President has been asking hard questions.

there was no higher priority for him than securing the release of these American hostages.

The administration has been counseling the Israeli government to think hard about the ground invasion.

Should Israel delay the ground invasion until he can get more hostages out? Yes.

This is a smart investment that will pay dividends for decades to come.

Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people. Hamas uses Palestinian civilians as human shields, and innocent Palestinian families are suffering greatly because of them.

We're facing an inflection point in history. One of those moments where the decisions we make today are going to determine the future for decades to come.

If Putin attacks a NATO ally, we will defend every inch of NATO, which the treaty requires and calls for.

As president, there is no higher priority for me than the safety of Americans held hostage.

We are the United States of America. The United States of America. And there is nothing, nothing beyond our capacity, if we do it together.

The terrorist group Hamas unleashed pure unadulterated evil in the world.

It's just not worth it. That's why tomorrow I'm going to send to Congress an urgent budget request to fund America's national security needs, to support our critical partners, including Israel and Ukraine.

Let me be clear about something. We send Ukraine equipment sitting in our stockpiles.

On Ukraine, I'm asking Congress to make sure we can continue to send Ukraine the weapons they need to defend themselves and their country without interruption, so Ukraine can stop Putin's brutality in Ukraine.

American leadership is what holds the world together. American alliances are what keep us, America, safe.