Karoline Leavitt: “The president prior to that phone call, had a good feeling…”

“How important was that information in the president making the decision to strike where and when he did? Ms. I think it was important with respect to the timeline, but I think The president prior to that phone call, had a good feeling that the Iranian regime was going to strike United States assets and our personnel in the region. And the president was faced with a choice. Does the United States of America use our military and our capabilities to strike first to take out this threat that has …” (31:34–31:43)

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