Eli Stokols
White House Reporter at POLITICO
White House + foreign policy correspondent @politico. Priors: West Wing Playbook co-author, @latimes @wsj alum.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Felicia Schwartz |Eli Stokols |Dasha Burns
“He called me right before he left,” Graham said. “I said, ‘Mr. President, this is a historic moment. Four presidents have promised that they won’t get a nuclear weapon.
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2 weeks ago |
politico.com | Eli Stokols |Dasha Burns |Amy Mackinnon
It hasn’t been a complete shift but the president’s calculus around the risks of an Israeli strike have changed. President Donald Trump walks toward members of the media prior to answering questions before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on April 29, 2025. | Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump spent the bulk of this week saying he hoped Israel wouldn’t strike Iran. But by Friday, he was all in.
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2 weeks ago |
politico.com | Eli Stokols |Paul Ronzheimer
Ukraine’s president, in an interview, says more Russia sanctions from the U.S. could push Putin into peace talks. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Eli Stokols |Paul Ronzheimer
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he regrets that his Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump in late February spun out of control, but explained that it was his impatience to reach "concrete decisions" during wartime that led to the blowup. “We simply don’t have that much time in our lives. I wanted concrete decisions,” Zelenskyy said on Wednesday in an interview in Odessa with the Axel Springer Global Reporters network, which includes POLITICO.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Eli Stokols
Germany’s new leader disarmed the president with praise, but their daylight on the war was clear. President Donald Trump, right, meets Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington. | AP Photo/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz papered over their differences, especially concerning the war in Ukraine, during their first face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday.
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Trump, getting little pushback from aides, sees the LA situation as a chance for a do-over on the Minneapolis protests five summers ago. “He thinks the Milleys and the Espers of the world … they gave him bad advice on that stuff.” via @MyahWard https://t.co/5yCI5y4dYc
When Merz referenced D-day, Trump missed the point, joking, “not a pleasant day for you.” As the chancellor urged more U.S. pressure on Russia, Trump said it’s too soon, called Graham’s bill “very harsh” and said that Ukraine could also be sanctioned. https://t.co/TIkiXRDMoQ
As more colleagues tee off publicly, two former Biden WH officials confirm to me that KJP’s contacts w her outside publicist and frequent appearances at galas were raised w the WH counsel’s office. Guidance was given, but never really followed. https://t.co/kLOBAppFZD