Ben Terris

He still is doing the same thing, where he is forcefully saying everything is perfect.

And I think we're not going to see him change, even if his inner circle were to tell him, look, you got to change up how you're messaging this, because he'll say, I'm in the Oval Office right now, and you're not president.

I got to be here.

And so I just think he's going to run this thing the same way he's always been doing it, regardless of whether it's working out for him or not.

Why do you think you were picked for this?

Well, I think there's a number of reasons.

First of all, I told them that I was writing this story, right?

I went to the White House and said, one of the biggest questions in America right now is the president's health.

Everybody thinks they know how he's doing.

You know, half the internet thinks he's going to die tomorrow.

Half the internet thinks he's going to live forever.

I'm here to try to clarify the picture.

And so the only people who truly know are the president, his inner circle, his doctors.

Give me access to whoever you can.

I'm going to talk to my own

list of people, of course.

I'm not only gonna talk to the people that the White House provides, but I'd like to be able to, in addition to my own list, talk to the people that you think really know the answer so I can clarify the picture."

And because I was doing that and because I was gonna write it no matter what, I think it was like, okay, who's the best advocate for the president?

He thinks it's himself.

Let's give him the opportunity to talk.