Psaki Confirms Civilian Evacuations Will Stop Prior to August 31 Deadline

REPORTER: “So does that mean that the evacuations will stop before the actual 31st, so then there is time to get the troops and their machinery and weaponry out of there?”

PSAKI: “That would be correct, yes, that there would need to be time to wind down the presence. I will note, though, that the purpose of this statement is to provide additional context of what the President conveyed to the G7, which includes a number of very key components, as he assesses day by day, and that includes the threat of ISIS.”