President Trump did something unexpected in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that aired Thursday evening: he played coy.
Although Trump is normally forthcoming with his long-time friend on the air, this time he refused to share information about intel briefings and his experiences with world leaders with the conservative host’s audience.
Hannity, who has interviewed top aides in the Trump administration this week, probed Trump about his meeting with intelligence officials, asking how long the meeting went and how in depth it was.
“Well, I don’t go into it,” Trump responded.
“I can tell you though that’s serious stuff and when you see the kind of destruction that’s explained to you, you realize that getting along with people is a very good thing.”
The host circled back to foreign affairs later in the interview. Hannity asked if the U.S. would work with the Saudi government. Trump ut on his poker face as he delivered a subdued response to the question.
“I don’t want to tell you about that. I don’t like talking about how I feel about people because I don’t want to be put in that position,” Trump said.
“I hope I get along with everybody. But it’s possible I won’t.”
Hannity asked about any conversations the new administration has had with Russia and China. Trump only said those talks with take place soon, but did not offer details about when or what the discussions would entail.
“I know you spoke to General el-Sisi,” Hannity said, referring to the prime minister of Egypt.
“Did you ever see the speech that he gave on radical Islam?”
Trump responded yes and added that his team has a “very, very good relationship with the general.”
The new commander in chief also said the relationship with Israel has been “repaired,” following the Middle Eastern country’s being “treated very badly” in the past.
Trump would not answer Hannity’s question about how he may respond to former President Barack Obama’s sending $221 million to the Palestinian Authority on his final day in office last week.
“We’re going to see what happens. Yes, I don’t want to talk about it,” Trump said.
Trump has previously said he plans to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. When Hannity asked how that move is coming, Trump responded with, yet again, no new information, nor confirmation that the administration was still pursuing it.
“I don’t want to talk about it yet,” Trump said.
