White House staffers were reportedly left “baffled” by President Donald Trump’s claim Tuesday that he had received a gift from Iran, about which he then refused to disclose anything further.
They gave us a present and the present arrived today.
It was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money,” he added.
“I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize, and they gave it to us.”.
The Independent has reached out to the White House for further comment, although it declined to answer all follow-up questions Tuesday.
Asked about Iran’s denials, the president said: “Well, they’re going to have to get themselves better public relations people.
Iran responded to that by launching a fresh wave of missile strikes on the U.S. and Israel’s allies across the Gulf. »