Trump Says Talks With Iran Continue Ahead of Florida Trip
US President Donald Trump said Washington is in talks with Iran and explained why he replaced White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with Steven Miller.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington is holding talks with Iran, as he explained why he replaced his White House chief of staff before leaving for Florida.
Responding to reporters’ questions at the White House on Friday, Trump was asked what his message to Iran was. “We bitten Iran, we are doing very well with Iran. We are talking to Iran, we haven’t lost single soldier In six or seven months, we have the Hormuz strait open” he said.
Asked about shipping traffic in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said: “The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is under way. In the past, they have done more oil trade than they did before, and we are doing very well and talking with Iran.”
Turning to the leadership change at the White House, Trump was asked why Susie Wiles was moved out of the post. “We needed a new White House chief of staff and Susie is going to the political operations ” he said.
When a reporter asked what he wanted Steven Miller to do differently from Wiles, Trump replied: “just run things well. ”
The reporter also noted that about a month earlier Trump had said there was “a zero percent chance” Wiles would be removed from her post, and asked what had changed. Trump said: “I think Susie did a very good and excellent job, but Steven has also done a great job.”
Describing his new chief of staff further, Trump said: “Steven has been with me from the beginning. He gets it, very good politically, and he is a very good man, he will do a grate job, grate manager.”