Overview

• During an Antifa roundtable in the White House State Dining Room, President Trump called CNN’s Kristen Holmes “one of the worst reporters” and declined her question.
• Holmes had asked about a potential Israel–Hamas ceasefire and whether the president was personally participating in the talks.
• Trump told attendees he might travel to the Middle East before the end of the week to help facilitate a ceasefire agreement.
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president is considering heading to the region as soon as Friday.
• Right-leaning outlets reported that an aide identified as Marco Rubio delivered a note about negotiations and that a Truth Social post claimed a first phase of a peace plan and imminent hostage releases, assertions not broadly corroborated across this coverage.