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Asked if Russia agreed to anything in its meeting with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she didn't want to get ahead of those negotiations but added that there is an "incentive" for Russia to end its war on Ukraine.

Trump spoke with the sultan of Oman Tuesday, who helped facilitate talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend, Leavitt confirmed during the briefing.

"As you know, an additional negotiation between Steve Witkoff and Iran's representative has been scheduled for Saturday. And since these are ongoing negotiations, I have nothing more to add on that," she added.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt mocked former President Joe Biden when asked about his speech Tuesday night that is focused on protecting social security.

"My first reaction when seeing former President Biden was speaking tonight was I'm shocked that he is speaking at night time. I thought his bedtime was much earlier," she said.

She then defended President Donald Trump's Social Security policy.

"President Trump is absolutely certain about protecting Social Security benefits for law-abiding, taxpaying American citizens and seniors who have paid into this program," she said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was pressed by reporters about the White House defying court orders to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the El Salvador prison where he is reportedly being held. She was asked by ABC News' Karen Travers who is responsible for Abrego Garcia.

Leavitt claimed the administration is complying with court orders.

She repeated unproven claims that the Maryland man was a member of MS-13 and involved in trafficking, citing the president and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.

"There is never going to be a world in which this is an individual who's going to live a peaceful life in Maryland," Leavitt said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked again on Tuesday about President Donald Trump's claims that he can deport American criminals abroad and said the president is still looking into the legality of it.

"He would only consider this if legal for Americans who are the most violent, egregious repeat offenders of crime, who nobody in this room wants living in their communities," she claimed.