Former White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley told Newsmax on Friday that President Donald Trump knows what he needs to do about Iran.Gidley told “The Chris Salcedo Show” there won’t be any guesswork involved. “Donald Trump understands what he needs to do, how much he needs to be involved,” said Gidley. “But I want to make it clear, the dichotomy a lot of people are trying to paint here is wrong. It’s not a surgical strike versus all-out war for 20 years.”
He said Trump already knows what his options are when it comes to potentially joining Israel in attacks against Iran. “Trump knows if he needs to get involved, he will and he’ll do it the right way. If he doesn’t, he won’t.” Gidley said Trump’s first thought is America. “He wants to protect our assets, our friends and allies around the world, but he wants to protect the American interests first.”
The former press secretary referenced the new waiting period Trump has set up before deciding what direction to go, if any, to help Israel eliminate Iran’s nuclear weapons program. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday that Trump would refrain from action for two weeks to leave room for the potential of Iran returning to negotiations over the nuclear program.
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