July 17, 2025 • 5 mins
Jon Decker joins Mendte in the Morning to talk about the latest from the White House including the negotiations between Trump and Putin, and what is next for Jerome Powell.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
But in the meantime, let's get to John Decker. Big
day for John Decker yesterday he was traveling with the President.
Of course, John is our w R. White House in Washington. Correspondent, John,
let's focus on you first, great questions. Talk about what
you asked the president.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Well, this was when the President was departing the White
House on a trip to Pittsburgh, and I asked the
President a few questions, one about Russia, and I asked
him the question that you and I you may recall,
Larry we're discussing on Tuesday. I asked him that same
exact question. I say, I asked the President, why are
(00:36):
you giving fifty additional days to putin to prosecute his
war against Ukraine? And the President said, initially, I don't
think that fifty days is a particularly long period of time,
And then he turned it on me. He said, why
didn't you ask that same question to Biden? And I
told the President I responded right away, I said, I
did ask tough questions to Biden about Ukraine. And the
(01:00):
President asked me what was his answer, and I said
they weren't very good answers as to president. So that
was one set of questions Larry. And then the second
set of questions had to do with the FED chair,
because of course Jerome Powell is in the news. I
asked the President when was the last time he spoke
with Palell? What did they discuss? And he told me
the President told pal he's not doing a very good job.
(01:22):
And then I just wanted to see his reaction to this.
I asked the President, will you appoint Howe to another
four year term? And he had same reaction that you
just had. Larry gave me a ForWord answer. He said,
you must be kidding.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Well, good job.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
What was you like that?
Speaker 1 (01:46):
When was the last time? I mean, can we just
talk about for a moment the accessibility of this president.
When was the last time you got three questions to
a president?
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Oh? You know, look, I think that Donald Trump is
at the top of the list in terms of accessibility.
It is remarkable. You ask any reporter who covers the
White House, and you know, I'd go all the way
back to Bill Clinton, and given all those various administrations,
all those presidents, it is Donald Trump at the top
(02:17):
of the list. And the first term and the second
term in terms of being available to answer questions on
any topic on any given day.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
You know, it's funny. I saw the Russia question and
I wasn't sure it was you. I knew you were
going to ask it. I wasn't sure it was you.
And I said to Natalie at the time, I said,
I can't tell you because the camera was the back
of your head. That's right, And I said, it really
sounds like him, and this is this is really good.
You went what can we can call it semi viral
with that question? That was it was shared a lot,
(02:45):
so just because of the back and forth, and good
for you to stand up and be able to have
that back and forth with the President of the United States.
I know you've been doing it a long time, but
it's funny when the spotlight turns around and it's on
you for a second and you handled it really.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Well well, you know, like just on that you know,
the President asked me a question. I responded. I was
respectful and responding, and I said to him, I didn't
believe that Biden gave very good answers, mister president. So look,
you know, I think that the President appreciates that he likes.
I think anybody that stands up for himself or herself,
(03:22):
and that's what you know I did in that particular situation.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Yes, and you were respectful. You called him sir, And
I think that you did extremely well. I think there's
others that would have been more agitating, let's put it
that way, and they'd be more agitating just because they
knew they were on camera and they needed to take
on the president. No, you were completely respectful and it
was really great. It was very well done. I'm sure
(03:46):
he's going to remember that too. Let's talk about the
Epstein files only because everybody else is, even Republicans in
the Senate and the House now seem to want the
Epstein files out. What's the White House going to do?
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Well? The White House says that it is up to
Pam Bondy, the Attorney General, in terms of releasing any
files related to Jeffrey Epstein, and the Attorney General has
already spoken out on this. She says that the no
files will be released and she's firm on that. And
the President putting out a very lengthy social media post
(04:23):
yesterday morning calling those who are calling for the release
of this material, including supporters of his weaklings. That was
the word that he used, and the President is not
happy with those individuals who supported him in the twenty
twenty four election now breaking away from a point of
(04:45):
view that he has that it's not necessary to release
this information to the public.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Yeah, some of them are the usual suspects. The one
that shocked me the most was Josh Howie you know
a Hallway. That was a shocking to me because he's
a big, mega guy and for him to turn on him,
I got a feel and he's going to have to
do something. It'll be well.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
I could go through a list. Michael Flynn, national security
advisor who the president pardoned, calling for the President to
release information. Marjorie Taylor Green calling for the president to
release those files. Those are just two and those are
maga Republicans to the core, but they've broken away from
the President on this particular issue.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
John Decker WL Right, House correspondent in Washington correspond You
got to get a better angle, so the cameras always
get you.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
You have to learn and tell my cameraman and I
will tell my cameraman so you can see that angle, Larry,
so you can see me having the back and forth
with the president.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
It's not just me. I'm not that selfish. I want
America to see that angle. I want everyone to see it.
Thanks a lot, John,
But in the meantime, let's get to John Decker. Big
day for John Decker yesterday he was traveling with the President.
Of course, John is our w R. White House in Washington. Correspondent, John,
let's focus on you first, great questions. Talk about what
you asked the president.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Well, this was when the President was departing the White
House on a trip to Pittsburgh, and I asked the
President a few questions, one about Russia, and I asked
him the question that you and I you may recall,
Larry we're discussing on Tuesday. I asked him that same
exact question. I say, I asked the President, why are
(00:36):
you giving fifty additional days to putin to prosecute his
war against Ukraine? And the President said, initially, I don't
think that fifty days is a particularly long period of time,
And then he turned it on me. He said, why
didn't you ask that same question to Biden? And I
told the President I responded right away, I said, I
did ask tough questions to Biden about Ukraine. And the
(01:00):
President asked me what was his answer, and I said
they weren't very good answers as to president. So that
was one set of questions Larry. And then the second
set of questions had to do with the FED chair,
because of course Jerome Powell is in the news. I
asked the President when was the last time he spoke
with Palell? What did they discuss? And he told me
the President told pal he's not doing a very good job.
(01:22):
And then I just wanted to see his reaction to this.
I asked the President, will you appoint Howe to another
four year term? And he had same reaction that you
just had. Larry gave me a ForWord answer. He said,
you must be kidding.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Well, good job.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
What was you like that?
Speaker 1 (01:46):
When was the last time? I mean, can we just
talk about for a moment the accessibility of this president.
When was the last time you got three questions to
a president?
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Oh? You know, look, I think that Donald Trump is
at the top of the list in terms of accessibility.
It is remarkable. You ask any reporter who covers the
White House, and you know, I'd go all the way
back to Bill Clinton, and given all those various administrations,
all those presidents, it is Donald Trump at the top
(02:17):
of the list. And the first term and the second
term in terms of being available to answer questions on
any topic on any given day.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
You know, it's funny. I saw the Russia question and
I wasn't sure it was you. I knew you were
going to ask it. I wasn't sure it was you.
And I said to Natalie at the time, I said,
I can't tell you because the camera was the back
of your head. That's right, And I said, it really
sounds like him, and this is this is really good.
You went what can we can call it semi viral
with that question? That was it was shared a lot,
(02:45):
so just because of the back and forth, and good
for you to stand up and be able to have
that back and forth with the President of the United States.
I know you've been doing it a long time, but
it's funny when the spotlight turns around and it's on
you for a second and you handled it really.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Well well, you know, like just on that you know,
the President asked me a question. I responded. I was
respectful and responding, and I said to him, I didn't
believe that Biden gave very good answers, mister president. So look,
you know, I think that the President appreciates that he likes.
I think anybody that stands up for himself or herself,
(03:22):
and that's what you know I did in that particular situation.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Yes, and you were respectful. You called him sir, And
I think that you did extremely well. I think there's
others that would have been more agitating, let's put it
that way, and they'd be more agitating just because they
knew they were on camera and they needed to take
on the president. No, you were completely respectful and it
was really great. It was very well done. I'm sure
(03:46):
he's going to remember that too. Let's talk about the
Epstein files only because everybody else is, even Republicans in
the Senate and the House now seem to want the
Epstein files out. What's the White House going to do?
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Well? The White House says that it is up to
Pam Bondy, the Attorney General, in terms of releasing any
files related to Jeffrey Epstein, and the Attorney General has
already spoken out on this. She says that the no
files will be released and she's firm on that. And
the President putting out a very lengthy social media post
(04:23):
yesterday morning calling those who are calling for the release
of this material, including supporters of his weaklings. That was
the word that he used, and the President is not
happy with those individuals who supported him in the twenty
twenty four election now breaking away from a point of
(04:45):
view that he has that it's not necessary to release
this information to the public.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Yeah, some of them are the usual suspects. The one
that shocked me the most was Josh Howie you know
a Hallway. That was a shocking to me because he's
a big, mega guy and for him to turn on him,
I got a feel and he's going to have to
do something. It'll be well.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
I could go through a list. Michael Flynn, national security
advisor who the president pardoned, calling for the President to
release information. Marjorie Taylor Green calling for the president to
release those files. Those are just two and those are
maga Republicans to the core, but they've broken away from
the President on this particular issue.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
John Decker WL Right, House correspondent in Washington correspond You
got to get a better angle, so the cameras always
get you.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
You have to learn and tell my cameraman and I
will tell my cameraman so you can see that angle, Larry,
so you can see me having the back and forth
with the president.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
It's not just me. I'm not that selfish. I want
America to see that angle. I want everyone to see it.
Thanks a lot, John,
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