Karoline Leavitt on Trump's Iran Diplomacy and Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Iran Diplomacy and Military Options

• 🎯 President Trump keeps all options on the table regarding Iran, including potential airstrikes, but diplomacy is always the first approach.
• 💬 The administration is receiving private messages from the Iranian regime that differ from their public statements, and the President is interested in exploring these.
• ⚡ Trump has demonstrated he is not afraid to use military options if he deems them necessary, a fact well-known to Iran.

Special Envoy WhitF and Negotiations

• 🤝 Steve WitF is highlighted as a crucial player in diplomacy with Iran.
• ✉️ An Iranian government official reached out to a close member of the President's team, specifically Special Envoy WhitF, expressing a tone different from public statements regarding a potential meeting.

President Trump on Jerome Powell and the Fed

• 📉 President Trump has repeatedly stated that Jerome Powell is bad at his job and that interest rates should have been lowered much earlier.
• ⚖️ While the President has the right to criticize the Fed chair, the question of whether Powell is a criminal is for the Department of Justice to determine.
• 🏛️ The President has made it clear he believes Powell is underperforming, despite acknowledging the principle of the Fed's independence.