"The text of the note handed to Donald Trump by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, on Wednesday afternoon, captured in a photograph, suggested the president could soon announce a peace deal in Gaza on his social media platform. Very close, the note read, according to an image of the handwritten note taken by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci. We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first."
"Not long after the note was revealed, Trump posted on his Truth Social network, saying he was very proud to announce the first phase of the deal. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace, he wrote."
"Trump was holding a roundtable event with conservative influencers about antifa when Rubio, standing in the back corner of the White House's Blue Room, caught his eye. He had news for Trump, he said, but it would have to wait until after the media left. Then Rubio passed the president a note. I was just given a note by the secretary of state saying that we're very close to a deal on the Middle East, and they're gonna need me pretty quickly, Trump said."
A handwritten note from Secretary of State Marco Rubio told President Trump that negotiators were "very close" to a Gaza peace deal and asked him to approve a Truth Social post so he could announce the deal first. Shortly afterward, Trump posted that the first phase of the deal would soon lead to the release of all hostages and Israeli troop withdrawals to an agreed line as initial steps toward lasting peace. The note arrived during a White House roundtable with conservative influencers after Rubio whispered and handed it to Trump. Senior officials and foreign leaders continued third-day talks at an Egyptian resort to address the toughest issues of a U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza.
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