Former US presidents have not talked to Trump on Iran, aides say, disputing Trump's claim


By
Jeff Zeleny and
Samantha Waldenberg
President Donald Trump listens as he takes questions from reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday.
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President Donald Trump claimed twice today that he had recently spoken to a former US president who praised his actions in Iran, saying: “I wish I did what you did.”
Trump declined to identify which of his four living predecessors it could have been — or offer any evidence about whether such a conversation actually took place.
“Was it George W. Bush?” a reporter asked the president in the Oval Office.
“No,” he replied.
“Was it Bill Clinton?” a reporter asked.
“I don’t want to say,” Trump said.
Four former presidents are living: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
A spokesman for Clinton told CNN that no recent conversations have taken place between Clinton and Trump — about Iran or anything else.
Aides to Bush, Obama and Biden offered similar sentiments on Monday, saying there is no record of any communications with Trump.
Maybe he spoke with Reagan….the guy is definitely losing his grip on reality