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Reporters press officials on timeline, funding and national issues during Dulles announcement
Summary
During the press portion, reporters asked about construction duration, possible flight disruptions, the source of funds, and unrelated national topics including a reported drone attack, Dr. Fauci’s testimony and AI governance; officials reiterated planned funding, a spring construction target and national-security positions.
After the formal remarks, reporters asked how long construction would take and whether flight operations would be affected. The event leader said organizers "can get it sorted fairly quickly" and that officials expect "very little" disruption to incoming and outgoing flights. A transportation official reiterated permitting requirements and the spring start target.
Reporters also asked about unrelated national issues: a reported drone attack on an LNG tanker off Egypt and whether Iran was involved; the event leader said he had been briefed and indicated a retaliatory response was possible, saying, "we're gonna be hitting them very hard." A reporter asked about Dr. Anthony Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment in testimony; the leader said the lawyer had advised that course and repeated critical views of Fauci's past pandemic guidance.
Other lines of questioning included President Vladimir Zelensky's situation, U.K. energy policy and whether the administration would pursue AI controls. The leader said the U.S. is "looking at AI" and stressed the balance between safety and innovation: "Whoever wins with AI is going to win." Those exchanges were brief and often shifted quickly between topics.
