The president said the "primary mission" for keeping a military presence in the country is the defeat of the Islamic State. Given that task was "almost completed," President Donald Trump argued, his administration would look to make a final decision on the status of U.S. troops in the region "very quickly" | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Trump: ‘I want to get out’ of Syria ‘Sometimes it’s time to come back home. And we’re thinking about that very seriously.’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday again voiced support for pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, saying his administration will make a decision on the matter “very quickly.”

“I want to get out. I want to bring our troops back home,” the president said during a multilateral press conference with leaders from three Baltic nations — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

He added: "Sometimes it's time to come back home. And we’re thinking about that very seriously."

The president said the "primary mission" for keeping a military presence in the country, which remains besieged by a multi-faceted war, is the defeat of the Islamic State. Given that task was "almost completed," Trump argued, his administration would look to make a final decision on the status of U.S. troops in the region "very quickly."

In his remarks, the president also turned up the pressure on Saudi Arabia, suggesting that if they wished to see the U.S. keep military forces on the ground in Syria they would have to share the financial burden.

"Saudi Arabia is very interested in our decision," Trump said. "And I said, 'Well, you know, you want us to stay? Maybe you're going to have to pay.'"

The president appeared to undercut top officials in his own administration last week when he predicted the end of military operations in the region.

"We’re knocking the hell out of ISIS. We’ll be coming out of Syria, like, very soon,” the president said during an event in Ohio. “Let the other people take care of it now.”

The remarks stood in contrast to the rhetoric on Syria from other top U.S. officials, who have argued that American troops must continue to have a presence in the region.