Overview
- During an Antifa roundtable in the State Dining Room, President Trump refused to take a question from CNN’s Kristen Holmes about a potential ceasefire and called her “one of the worst reporters.”
- Moments earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed Trump a note saying talks were very close and asking him to approve a Truth Social post to announce developments.
- Trump soon posted that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his peace plan, a claim reported as coming from the administration without independent confirmation in these articles.
- In his messages and comments, Trump said hostages would be released soon and that Israeli forces would pull back to an agreed line as initial steps, framing the move as part of a phased plan and crediting regional mediators.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump is considering a trip to the Middle East as soon as Friday, and during the event he also attacked CNN and MSNBC as dishonest.