"Would you like to have food, or would you consider that a bribe? Trump asked. And therefore you could not write honestly, or therefore you have to write a bad story. Trump started to smirk as he made his quip, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner appeared to get a kick out of the question while sitting at the end of the table. Would you like something to eat at this time? Yes or no? You can speak, Trump continued. Yes sir, the reporter told him."
"That drew a big grin from Hegseth. Trump then signaled to Communications Advisor Margo Martin to take him outside and tell them to serve him a little lunch. White House Advisor Stephen Miller did not seem to find the whole thing amusing, with the cameras catching a rather blank stare on his face as it panned back to capture the whole room. That should guarantee good stories, but it won't."
"The light moment comes as Trump and Zelensky are meeting to discuss an end to the Russia-Ukraine War. Trump told reporters in front of Mar-a-Lago on Sunday there was nothing more important to him than ending the war. He also got upset with a dumb question from a journalist about security guarantees. Their meeting comes after Zelensky shared an 20-point peace plan this week, which included security guarantees and a deal to change contested territories into a demilitariz"
President Donald Trump paused a Mar-a-Lago luncheon with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to joke about offering a reporter a hamburger as a bribe. Trump asked whether providing food would prevent honest reporting, smirked, and prompted aides to serve the reporter lunch while some attendees reacted with amusement and others showed blank stares. Reporters were then ushered out as Trump joked their coverage would worsen. The meeting focused on ending the Russia-Ukraine war; Trump emphasized that ending the war was his top priority and reacted to a question about security guarantees. Zelensky had shared a 20-point peace plan including security guarantees and territorial demilitarization.
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