To be clear, the White House did NOT decline to comment on this story. @FT actually published prior to the previously stated deadline (and then said that we declined to comment). Since the Financial Times refuses to engage in honest journalism, here is our comment for your incorrect and ridiculous story: “This entire story is totally fake news attributed to low-level, anonymous ‘sources’ who have no idea what they are talking about. None of these supposed conversations are happening. Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner continue to work incredibly hard towards a peace agreement, and the President trusts them fully to lead negotiations on behalf of the United States. It’s a shame that Financial Times has devolved into a left-wing gossip rag that has zero interest in reporting accurate information.”