President Trump told a Post reporter to “come home!!!” from Islamabad in a direct text message — just as he scrapped a planned US diplomatic push with Iran.
Caitlin Doornbos, The Post scribe traveling in Pakistan, shared screenshots Saturday showing a message from Trump after she asked about the status of the fraught negotiations.
In the exchange, Doornbos wrote in part, “Mr President, […] I am in Islamabad until we have for sure word on talks or not…”
The text sent from President Trump to Post reporter Caitlin Doornbos. Caitlin Doornbos/ XTrump responded: “Come home!!!”
Doornbos later wrote on X that the president “told me this evening it’s time to leave Islamabad. US-Iran talks round two are off. Thank you, Pakistan.”
President Trump recently cancelled the US delegation trip to Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials. AP
Post Reporter Caitlin Doornbos In islamabad, Pakistan. Caitlin Doornbos/ XThe message came shortly before Trump publicly announced he was canceling a US delegation’s trip to Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials.
“I just cancelled the trip of my representatives going [to] Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, citing wasted travel time and disarray among Iranian leadership.
He added: “If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!!”
