Karoline Leavitt: “The determination was made that the president was going to…”

“They are made by the President's feeling that Iran was going to strike the United States and our assets in the region, and he was not going to sit back and watch that happen. The determination was made that the president was going to strike first alongside Israel. and that has obviously been proven to be the right decision and an effective one at that. Libby. Libby, go ahead. Thank you. Caroline, a two part question for you.” (55:27–55:33)

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