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Trump said thousands would love to attend the dinner and that he told friends they cannot come. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Transcript: White House Oval Office Q&A on the press ban, September 18, 2026 (via Newsmax's The Record) · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:c4303fd414966d7c7b04a63f417e3cafdd57714a0420709ce46ae61e2a10872a

TRUMP: … 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.