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Friday, June 20, 2025
White House pressed on Trump’s two-week Iran deadline, given that he’s used timeframe repeatedly
Earlier today, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read aloud a statement from US President Trump in which he declared that he would decide whether Washington would join Israel in the war against Iran within two weeks.
Several news outlets have pointed out that Trump has used “two weeks” several times when providing a time frame for when he will provide an answer on major issues of his presidency.
Eight weeks ago, Trump was asked if he could trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump responded, “I’ll let you know in about two weeks.”
“Tax plans, health care policies, evidence of conspiracy theories he claimed were true, the fight against ISIS, the opening of some coal mines, infrastructure plans — all were at one point or another riddles he promised to solve for the public in about two weeks.
A reporter at today’s briefing who noticed the trend pointed it out to Leavitt, saying that Trump has several times given two-week deadlines regarding Russia’s war with Ukraine that ended up being ignored.
“How can we be sure he’s going to stick to this one on making a decision on Iran?” the reporter asks.
Leavitt dismissed the question, saying that Iran and Russia are separate issues.
The Times of Israel Community.