President says he has not spoken to "Secretary Duffy" since Wednesday incident; says radionuclides have been "obliterated"

A reporter asked whether the President had "spoken to Secretary Duffy since Wednesday's incident." The President replied, "No," and added, "He's doing a great job." The transcript does not identify Secretary Duffy's department or describe the Wednesday incident.

The reporter then followed with a question referencing an earlier statement that radionuclides had been "totally obliterated," asking "What's left to go after?" The President said, "Well, you could get whatever the dust is down there. That's really the least of the mission. If we do it, that would be the least of the mission. But we, you know, probably grab whatever is whatever is left. It it has been obliterated, as you know." The exchange records the President's assessment but contains no technical data, agency report, or independent confirmation about contamination levels or remediation plans.

Because the transcript lacks department identification for Secretary Duffy and omits technical detail about radionuclides, reporters and readers should treat the statements as the President's on-the-record remarks and seek agency or technical sources for verification.