Leavitt says Trump chooses diplomacy first for Iran, but remains 'willing to use' lethal force if necessary
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump's first option for Iran is "always diplomacy," but he's willing to use the lethal force, if necessary.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
"President Trump's first option is always diplomacy. But as he has shown, he is willing to use the lethal force of the United States military if necessary. So the president is always the final decision-maker around here," Leavitt said Tuesday.
"And I've seen a lot of sensationalist reporting over the past day that is just completely untrue. And anyone speculating to the media hiding behind an anonymous source, pretending to know what President Trump is thinking, or a decision he will make with respect to action against Iran has no idea what they're talking about," she added.
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