Rubio whispers to Trump, who holds the note, during the White House antifa roundtable, Washington. (AP Photo)

US President Donald Trump was discussing antifa at a White House roundtable with conservative influencers on Wednesday when Secretary of State Marco Rubio slipped him an urgent note about progress in Middle East peace talks.

According to reporters at the event, Rubio, standing at the back of the Blue Room, told the president he had important news that could wait until after the media left. He then handed Trump a folded note on White House stationery. Photographs later revealed the handwritten message: “You need to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce the deal first.”

‘Very close to a deal’

Moments later, Trump interrupted the session to tell the audience, “I was

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