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Kit Maher

@kitmahercnn

White House Beat Reporter @CNN | former 2024 political embed

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Israel is planning to carry out multiple rounds of attacks against Iran, an Israeli source tells Jeremy Diamond "This is not a one-day attack," the source said, adding the Israeli government saw a window of opportunity to carry out this attack, both militarily and diplomatically

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I just spoke with Donald J. Trump on the phone. The President told me the US supports Israel and called the strikes on Iran last night “a very successful attack.” “We of course support Israel, obviously and supported it like nobody has ever supported it,” Trump said during our

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Trump, asked about deescalating conflict between Israel and Iran: “I hope there’s going to be a deal. I think it’s time for deal and we’ll see what happens, but sometimes they have to fight it out."

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Trump tells Kit Maher that Iranian intermediaries have told his admin that they want to deescalate Trump said: "They'd like to talk, but they should have done that before" "I'd say Iran is not winning this war ... and they should talk immediately, before it's too late"

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👋 representing the US TV pool today at the G7. I asked Trump earlier if he’s seen any messages from intermediaries that Iran wants to deescalate the conflict: “Yeah,” Trump said. “They’d like to talk, but they should have done that before. I had 60 days.”

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Trump reiterates how he believes it was a mistake Putin was kicked out of the G8, but stops short of saying he should be at the table today. “Too much water has gone over the dam maybe, but it was a big mistake,” he said.

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Asked Donald J. Trump earlier at the G7 what he makes of Tucker Carlson saying he is "complicit" in Israel's attack on Iran. "I don't know what Tucker Carlson is saying let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen." Trump adds to that statement now--

Asked <a href="/realDonaldTrump/">Donald J. Trump</a> earlier at the G7 what he makes of <a href="/TuckerCarlson/">Tucker Carlson</a> saying he is "complicit" in Israel's attack on Iran.

"I don't know what Tucker Carlson is saying let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen."

Trump adds to that statement now--
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URGENT update from the G7: “President Trump will return to Washington tonight so he can attend to many important matters," according to WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Trump will leave after the family photo.

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.Kit Maher: Any statement on why you’re leaving the G7 early for Washington tonight? POTUS: Well I have to be back, very important…you probably see what I see and I have to be back as soon as I can.

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Here at the G7, Trump tells your pooler, “I have to be back, very important, I want to just thank our great host … but you probably see what I see. I have to be back as soon as I can.” "I wish I could stay for tomorrow," he said. "But they understand. This is big stuff.”

Here at the G7, Trump tells your pooler, “I have to be back, very important, I want to just thank our great host … but you probably see what I see. I have to be back as soon as I can.”

"I wish I could stay for tomorrow," he said. "But they understand. This is big stuff.”
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Trump disputed March testimony from his Dir. of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on AF1, telling reporters Tuesday that Iran was “very close" to building a nuclear weapon “I don’t care what she said. I think they were very close to having it,” POTUS said