00:00The Trump administration reportedly is considering arming Kurdish forces in the hopes of inspiring a popular uprising in Iran.
00:08Can you comment on that report?
00:10I can comment on the fact that the president has held many calls with partners, allies, and leaders in the
00:16region, in the Middle East.
00:17He did speak to Kurdish leaders with respect to our base that we have in northern Iraq.
00:23But as for any report suggesting that the president has agreed to any such plan is completely false and should
00:31not be written.
00:32President Trump was saying yesterday that he is okay with someone from within taking over in Iran.
00:39He spoke about how Venezuela he saw as a successful model where Delce Rodriguez took over and had a better
00:45relationship.
00:47Iran's president, Zeshkian, he took office in 2024 as a relative reformer.
00:53He's part of a three-man council now, replacing the Supreme Leader.
00:56Does President Trump see him as a potential successor who is more pliable?
01:01Again, that's another hypothetical.
01:02And I haven't spoken to the president about this specific individual, so I don't want to get ahead of him
01:07on any assessments that should be made.
01:12Yesterday, the president acknowledged that oil prices will be a bit high.
01:16As for gas prices here in the U.S., what is the admin doing right now to counter that?
01:21I mean, should they skyrocket?
01:22Is there a plan to help, you know, Americans right now with those higher gas prices?
01:26And then a second question, on the rash that was on the president's neck, the White House physician said it
01:32was a preventative skin cream that he was using.
01:35But why is the president using this cream?
01:37What are they trying to prevent with this cream?
01:40To your second question, I don't have anything additional to add to the physician statement that we provided to all
01:45of you on those questions.
01:46But I know the statement said that the redness on the neck will dissipate within the next couple of weeks.
01:51To your first question about oil prices, thank God we have a president who has exuded American energy dominance over
01:58the past year,
01:59an administration that is wholeheartedly focused on keeping prices stable as best as we can.
02:05Of course, this operation is temporary to protect the homeland, but crude oil prices did fall yesterday.
02:11They remain stable today.
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