Trump is in ‘no rush’ for an Iran deal, but he can’t wait forever

April 25, 2026 — 1:01pm

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During an Oval Office news conference about healthcare on Thursday (Washington time), Donald Trump drew everyone’s attention to a repaving of the West Wing colonnade, where he is replacing decades-old flagstone pavers with polished black granite.

He then held up photos of the reflecting pool next to the Lincoln Memorial, where he has commissioned swimming pool contractors to renovate the landmark and make the water appear as “American flag blue”.

All told, Trump’s digression – replete with details about surface materials and construction methods – lasted 12 full minutes, before he turned it over to questions.

And when he was inevitably asked how long he was willing to give Iran to come back to the negotiating table, he became stroppy.

“Don’t rush me,” Trump said. “We were in Vietnam, like, for 18 years. We were in Iraq for many, many years … we were in the Korean War for seven years. I’ve been doing this for six weeks.”

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Later, he called a reporter “such a disgrace” for asking what he would say to Americans who are wondering how much longer this whole thing is going to go........

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