Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy made headlines when he revealed that President Donald Trump is “actively reviewing” munition stockpiles and does not appear to favor the idea of putting American “boots on the ground” in Iran.
“It seemed like everybody was kind of football out after about two hours of that meeting. So I did try to ask the president about this report that the Russians are helping the Iranians target and attack Americans,” Doocy said during an interview on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”
“It has been a big day here at the White House for the president. And the defense secretary huddled privately with five of the main defense contractors. They want to make sure that even though right now they say U.S. munitions supplies are holding up well, despite all the bombs and missiles that they need for Operation Epic Fury, that they still have backups just in case anything else blows up somewhere around the world. They can keep the homeland safe,” Doocy added.
“Right after that meeting, Lockheed Martin came out to say they agreed today to quadruple their critical munitions production. And so, that is exactly what White House officials wanted to hear. We expect to hear more of that from some of the other defense contractors who were here. There’s an NBC report that is crossing tonight that President Trump is considering. At some point down the line, a small group of U.S. troops may or may not go into Iran,” Doocy said.
He concluded, “So that would count as boots on the ground, but not some kind of a huge invasion. But no decision has been made about that. And we do know that tomorrow he is going to attend the dignified transfer of the remains of the Americans who have been killed so far in Operation Epic Fury, which is a weekend. Now we expect it to go another three weeks or so, even though they say they’re ahead of schedule. And the leaders in Iran are already down to the third string.”
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised President Trump’s military actions against Iran, describing the administration’s efforts as “a resounding success” following what officials said were threats to U.S. security amid rising tensions in the Middle East.
“Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, the rogue Iranian terrorist regime is being absolutely crushed,” Leavitt said during a news briefing on Wednesday afternoon, adding that more than 2,000 targets have been hit so far. “Iran’s murderous, terrorist leaders are paying for their crimes against America — and they are paying in blood.”
Leavitt also said that Trump is “correcting decades of cowardice” regarding U.S. foreign policy towards Iran, adding that the current commander-in-chief is committed to eliminating the threat once and for all.
“President Trump is finally the man of action. President Trump does not bluff,” she said.
In a lengthy X post, Leavitt also laid out Trump’s objectives anew:
Destroy the Iranian regime’s missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. Annihilate the Iranian regime’s Navy. Ensure the regime’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world and attack our forces.
Stop them from making and using IEDs or roadside bombs, which have gravely wounded and killed thousands and thousands of people, including many Americans. Guarantee that Iran can NEVER obtain a nuclear weapon. Preventing this radical regime and its terrorist leaders from threatening America and our core national security interests is a clear-eyed and necessary objective.
Killing terrorists is good for America. 49 of the most senior Iranian regime leaders – including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – have already been wiped off the face of the Earth so far in the opening strikes of Operation Epic Fury. Finally, while Operation Midnight Hammer did obliterate Iran’s major nuclear sites, the regime was fully committed to rebuilding their nuclear program, and they REFUSED to make a deal, despite months of extensive talks and good faith efforts by President Trump’s top negotiators.
Prior American leaders were too weak and cowardly to do anything about it. Now, President Donald J. Trump is correcting decades of cowardice and holding those responsible for the deaths of Americans accountable.
Their brutal attacks and threats will finally end under President Trump. America will win – the terrorists will be defeated.
