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Asked for a prediction, he replied: "Win. All the way. It's coming home."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Asked whether it would be a matter of days or weeks, the US leader said it would take "two or three days".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Asked whether he was concerned about the inflation numbers, Trump told reporters that the “numbers were great.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Asked if those comments reflected his relationship with Ronaldo, Portugal manager Roberto Martinez replied, “We work differently.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Asked by journalists why he didn’t just cut American losses and leave Vietnam, Johnson repeated a pledge he had made many times: “I’m not going to be the first American president to lose a war.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin