The President's news conference began at 6:49 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth; Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt; King Abdullah II of Jordan; and President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt. He also referred to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization. Prime Minister Netanyahu referred to former President Bashar al-Asad of Syria. Reporters referred to Israeli soldier Edan Alexander of Tenafly, NJ, who was captured during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel; and President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia. The transcript was released by the Office of the Communications on February 5.