Press Sec. Leavitt: By Bombing Iran, Trump ‘Prevented a Rogue, Radical Regime from Threatening Our People’

KILMEADE A Fox News ░░░░░░░░ President Trump gathering his ░░░░░░░░ Security Council at the ░░░░░░░░ House today as he ░░░░░░░░ down on his campaign ░░░░░░░░ making the world a ░░░░░░░░ place after the epic ░░░░░░░░ of Iran s major ░░░░░░░░ sites White House Press ░░░░░░░░ Karoline Leavitt joins us ░░░░░░░░ Karoline I know the ░░░░░░░░ seems very pleased by ░░░░░░░░ results so far What ░░░░░░░░ we what do we ░░░░░░░░ about the effectiveness of ░░░░░░░░ attack that s been ░░░░░░░░ to you LEAVITT The ░░░░░░░░ is pleased the country ░░░░░░░░ pleased and frankly Brian ░░░░░░░░ whole world should be ░░░░░░░░ with the courageous action ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and our ░░░░░░░░ States military took on ░░░░░░░░ night I want to ░░░░░░░░ and the president wants ░░░░░░░░ thank the brave pilots ░░░░░░░░ flew nearly 40 hours ░░░░░░░░ more than 7 000 ░░░░░░░░ from the middle of ░░░░░░░░ to the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ conduct this highly successful ░░░░░░░░ complex precision strikes on ░░░░░░░░ s nuclear facilities This ░░░░░░░░ an operation that presidents ░░░░░░░░ the past have dreamed ░░░░░░░░ but no president had ░░░░░░░░ guts to actually do ░░░░░░░░ But President Trump did ░░░░░░░░ take away this imminent ░░░░░░░░ not just to the ░░░░░░░░ of Israel but to ░░░░░░░░ United States and the ░░░░░░░░ of the world So ░░░░░░░░ country is a safer ░░░░░░░░ today because of the ░░░░░░░░ s bold action and ░░░░░░░░ has prevented a nuclear ░░░░░░░░ he has prevented a ░░░░░░░░ radical regime from obtaining ░░░░░░░░ nuclear bomb and threatening ░░░░░░░░ people KILMEADE So I ░░░░░░░░ the president is very ░░░░░░░░ but he also likes ░░░░░░░░ to all angles And ░░░░░░░░ s used to Democrats ░░░░░░░░ against him How hard ░░░░░░░░ much harder was the ░░░░░░░░ when you have people ░░░░░░░░ Steve Bannon coming over ░░░░░░░░ lunch saying don t ░░░░░░░░ it Marjorie Taylor Greene ░░░░░░░░ don t do it ░░░░░░░░ other voices like that ░░░░░░░░ did the President digest ░░░░░░░░ that knowing these people ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily against him ░░░░░░░░ were against the pending ░░░░░░░░ he more than likely ░░░░░░░░ going to take LEAVITT ░░░░░░░░ of the great things ░░░░░░░░ makes President Trump a ░░░░░░░░ leader is his ability ░░░░░░░░ listen to people with ░░░░░░░░ perspectives but then ultimately ░░░░░░░░ a decision based on ░░░░░░░░ own instinct and the ░░░░░░░░ that he saw And ░░░░░░░░ saw based on U ░░░░░░░░ intelligence that Iran is ░░░░░░░░ weeks away from obtaining ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapon And President ░░░░░░░░ has been saying his ░░░░░░░░ life not just as ░░░░░░░░ presidential candidate or as ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ but also as a ░░░░░░░░ citizen that Iran cannot ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear weapon And ░░░░░░░░ s something that leaders ░░░░░░░░ this world and on ░░░░░░░░ sides of the political ░░░░░░░░ agree with Again presidents ░░░░░░░░ back to Democrat Bill ░░░░░░░░ have said that Iran ░░░░░░░░ obtain a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ None of them had ░░░░░░░░ courage to actually do ░░░░░░░░ about it and President ░░░░░░░░ did And nobody knows ░░░░░░░░ it means to to ░░░░░░░░ peace through strength better ░░░░░░░░ President KILEMADE Right LEAVITT ░░░░░░░░ He he is the ░░░░░░░░ who came up with ░░░░░░░░ motto and that foreign ░░░░░░░░ doctrine and he successfully ░░░░░░░░ it in his first ░░░░░░░░ And this is one ░░░░░░░░ many steps he is ░░░░░░░░ to successfully implement peace ░░░░░░░░ his second term The ░░░░░░░░ wants to see a ░░░░░░░░ and prosperous Middle East ░░░░░░░░ talked about that extensively ░░░░░░░░ we took that historic ░░░░░░░░ to Saudi Arabia and ░░░░░░░░ talked about how the ░░░░░░░░ terrorist regime was bringing ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ And our Gulf partners ░░░░░░░░ allies agree with that ░░░░░░░░ So the president wants ░░░░░░░░ Sometimes you have to ░░░░░░░░ strength to achieve it ░░░░░░░░ he s not afraid ░░░░░░░░ use strength And as ░░░░░░░░ night proved the United ░░░░░░░░ has the best and ░░░░░░░░ lethal fighting force in ░░░░░░░░ history of the world ░░░░░░░░ we can use it ░░░░░░░░ we must.”