Karoline Leavitt: “The President has been asked about boots on the ground or…”

“If the President does seek, probably not. If the President does seek or the United States seeks a ground war, does he intend to get congressional authorization of that march? Ms. Look, The President has been asked about boots on the ground or alleged ground operations various times. He's obviously declined to rule them out. It's the Pentagon's job to provide maximum optionality to the President. Does not mean he's made a decision, nor would he ever notify the media of such decision as not to tip off our enemy.” (18:05–18:14)

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