The US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS Brett McGurk said Tuesday the US mission in Syria isn’t over.

“In terms of our campaign in Syria, we are in Syria to fight ISIS,” McGurk said. “That is our mission. And our mission isn’t over, and we’re going to complete that mission.”

McGurk sought to “clarify” President Trump’s recent remarks about pulling out of Syria and withholding $200 million in Syria recovery funds.

“The President has been very clear to us that everything we’re doing has to constantly be reviewed and looked at, and especially with every US taxpayer dollar that is being spent,” McGurk said at the US Institute of Peace Tuesday. “We’re looking at where [the $200 million] can be spent most effectively. I will say that, as we undertake this review, it is not hampering our work in the fields.”

Trump, in today's joint news conference with Baltic leaders, reiterated his desire to pull US troops from Syria, telling reporters that “it’s time” for them to come home.

"I want to get out. I want to bring our troops back home. I want to start rebuilding our nation,” Trump said.