look I haven't spoken to him on that
matter the president believes that we
have to have diplomatic relationship
relations with the top economies of the
world but there's been no one that's
been tougher on Russia than this
president I went through several of
those actions and also I would note that
when it comes to acting on viable
actionable credible intelligence there
has been no one who has acted more
forcefully than this president he has a
track record of that he has made
protecting our American troops overseas
his highest and strongest priority you
as you know soleimani was responsible
for the deaths of 600 Americans and
thousands maimed from quote explosively
formed penetrators other improvised
explosive devices improvised rocket
assisted munitions rockets mortars
rocket-propelled grenades small arms
snipers and other attacks in Iraq this
is what soleimani did to our American
troops you had President Bush who
declined to strike Soleimani who was
quote in the crosshairs according to the
New York Times you had Obama Biden who
quote never made an effort to strike
soleimani but you had this president who
when he had actionable intelligence to
protect American troops he did it he
took that option he was criticized by
Democrats Democrats condemned Trump's
try console ammonia as your publication
Axios had in a headline NBC said
Democrats demand answers on Soleimani
killing Politico top Democrats blast
Trump's false justification for
soleimani killing in the Atlantic gassed
why kill Soleimani now we removed
soleimani from the battlefield President
Trump did to protect our American troops
based on credible intelligence he did
the same with al-baghdadi who was
responsible for 300 public beheadings
who killed thousands of captured
prisoners of war when this president had
actionable intelligence he took action
criticized by Democrats for it but
that's what this president does he acts
in defense of our American troops