Welcome to Friday’s Washington Secrets, which returns after a short break. Have we missed anything? Today, we run the rule over Donald Trump’s week with our two political analysts. And we congratulate Axios reporter Barak Ravid for running his “Middle East peace deal is close” story again.Donald Trump’s week featured business as usual on Iran, plus a trip to the doctor’s, which triggered a fresh look at his health and those bruises on his hand. This is how it all went down.On Sunday, Trump performed his now familiar Iran two-step, announcing both that a deal was near to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with just “final details” to be agreed, while at the same time announcing that he did not want his negotiators to rush the final lap. On Friday, as we write, he announced he was heading into the Situation Room to make a “final determination.”
On Monday, he laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. He could not resist taking a swipe at opponents in his Memorial Day Truth Social post: “Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military and all of the tremendous success that it has had over the last year.”
Tuesday was a lower-profile day. The president made the short journey to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for his six-month checkup. The White House said he met with wounded military personnel while he was there, but a family member said he did not meet any of the 14 wounded in Iran.
