Trump Refuses to Rule Out Boots on the Ground' in Iran: I Have to Do the Right Thing'

"I don't have the yips with respect to boots on the ground like every president says, 'There will be no boots on the ground.' I don't say it. I say probably don't need them, [or] if they were necessary. The remarks come after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday targeted Iran's military and political leadership."

"I think that the polling is very good, but I don't care about polling. I have to do the right thing. I have to do the right thing. This should have been done a long time ago. You cannot let Iran, who's a nation that has been run by crazy people, have a nuclear weapon."

"We had very serious negotiations, and they were there, and then they pulled back. They wanted to make a nuclear weapon, so we destroyed them completely, but we found they were in a totally different site."

President Trump stated he would not make categorical commitments against deploying ground troops to Iran, distinguishing his approach from previous administrations. Following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran's military and political leadership, Trump emphasized his willingness to take necessary action regardless of public opinion. When presented with polling data showing 27% approval and 43% disapproval of the strikes, Trump dismissed the numbers, asserting that doing the right thing supersedes polling concerns. He justified the military action by citing Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons during negotiations and characterized public support as a silent majority. Trump maintained that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities justified the military response.

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