Both members of the crew ejected from the aircraft and landed alive on Iranian soil. I immediately was asked to make a decision. I ordered the U.S. armed forces to do whatever was necessary to bring our brave warriors back home. A risky decision because we could have ended up with 100 dead, as opposed to one or two. It's a hard decision to make, but in the United States military, we leave no American behind. (02:23–02:29)
CLAIM
Asserts that Donald Trump ordered a military operation to rescue American service members in Iran.
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