State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki described Assad’s remarks as “delusions” after the interview with the Foreign Affairs magazine, stressing that these “delusions that Assad presents here only reaffirm our – reinforce our firm belief that he no – he long ago lost all legitimacy and must go. There can never be a stable, inclusive Syria under his leadership.” She also said that “our position [on Assad] hasn’t changed. Some of it, I think, is an over-reading into one comment the Secretary made that is an inaccurate reading of what the United States position is.” (Source: Syrian Coalition + Agencies)