Speaking to reporters on Air Force One as he flew back to the US, President Donald Trump was asked about the possibility of US military intervention in the Islamic Republic of Iran amid widespread reports of protesters being killed.
“We’re watching Iran,” the US President said. “You know we have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case. We have a big flotilla going in that direction, and we’ll see what happens.”
“We have a big force going toward Iran. I’d rather not see anything happen. But we’re watching them very closely,” he added.
Minutes later he also said that “a lot” of protesters had been killed, but did not know the exact number.
“Nobody knows a number. I mean it’s a lot no matter what. Hey, if it was one person,” the President said. “In this country if it’s one person, it’s front-page news”, he added, in apparent reference to the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis this month by an ICE officer, which he immediately lied about and dismissed.
“It’s a lot of people, but you know there’s a difference between ‘a lot’ and 20,000 people, so we’ll find out,” Trump added.
“But we have an armada, we have a massive fleet heading in that direction, and maybe we won’t have to use it. We’ll see.”
*PHOTO CAPTION: Trump.
