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Trump called the state dinner a very tough ticket and said he had told friends they could not come. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Transcript: Oval Office press availability, September 18, 2026 · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:b12f5c740f7ff47783caaf305ffd594217d799485bc30f29ac0356c120c2f46b

That's where it's going to be squeezed out at about 125 or so people, but I literally could tell you that thousands of people would love to be at that dinner. This is a very tough ticket for me. I've told a lot of very good friends of mine. You just can't come, just can't come.