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Karoline Leavitt acknowledges 'problems' evacuating Americans home from Middle East

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Press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared to struggle with the messaging from the White House on Wednesday when she claimed that President Donald Trump had decided to strike Iran before he spoke to Israel about Saturday's location of the Iranian president. Her statement prompted questions as to why the U.S. didn't begin evacuating Americans sooner. NBC…

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