"No Ceasefire" and the Decimation of Military Capabilities

I thought I'd bring our great Secretary of State out, and he's doing a fantastic job. So we have Marco. Go ahead, please. Mr. President, I wanted to ask you, Iran executed three people this week. Terrible. You have vowed strong action in the past. What message would you send? Well, we've been hitting them awfully hard. I mean, I don't know if you can possibly get hit harder, but these are thugs and animals and horrible people, but you can't hit anybody harder than we've hit them. But I'm not surprised. They executed three young people for protesting. And do you plan to escort those ships through the Strait of Hormuz with or without allies? We're doing very well there. We're doing very well overall. You know, we don't use the Strait. The United States, we don't need it. Europe needs it. Korea, Japan, China, a lot of other people. So they'll have to get involved a little bit on that one. Mr. President, do you support South Korea supporting United States? Now, what about it? Do you still want South Korea supporting? Well, I love South Korea. We have a great relationship with South Korea. We're helping South Korea a lot. Mr. President, do you think Israel will be ready to end the war when you're ready to end the war? I think so, yeah. The relationship is a very good one. I think so. We want more or less similar things. You know what we want? We want victory. Both of us. And that's what we've got. You know, I may have a plan or I may not, but how would I ever say that to a reporter? If I said that to a reporter, Marco would say, please, sir, let's bring you over to the helicopter immediately. Right? I can't tell you that. It's certainly a place that people are talking about, but I can't say. What about it? No, we're talking. We're talking about it. I think it'll get done. When do you expect the next round of talks to take place? They take place almost every day. We're making a lot of progress. Did he say that the war was militarily won in Iran? What did you mean by that? He said the war was militarily won in Iran. What did you mean by that? Oh, I think we've won. We've knocked out their Navy, their Air Force. We've knocked out their anti-aircraft. We've knocked out everything. We're roaming free. From a military standpoint, all they're doing is clogging up the strait. But from a military standpoint, they're finished. So how much longer should the American people wait? You said opening the Strait of Hormuz is a simple military maneuver. Very simple. But what did you mean by that? It's a simple military maneuver. It's relatively safe. But you need a lot of help in the sense of you need ships. You need volume. And NATO could help us, but they so far haven't had the courage to do so. And others could help us. But, you know, we don't use it. You know, at a certain point, it'll open itself. At a certain point. But we've defeated the enemy. And they are an enemy. They're a sick group of people. The leadership is gone. The Navy is gone. The Air Force is gone. The anti-aircraft equipment that they have, the radar they have, is all gone. Everything's gone. The Strait itself, the actual Strait. How are you? The Strait itself is, we're doing a good job. But it would be nice if the countries, including China, if the countries that use it. China uses it 90% of their energy. Japan is 95% of their energy. It would be nice if those countries would get involved. What? I thought she did a good job yesterday, actually. Well, it deserves. He's right about asking that. And I think NATO's gone down a long way. Because they haven't, I mean, they should be helping with the Strait. They get much of their energy from the Strait of Hormuz. And if Lindsey Graham said that, and don't forget, he was the big NATO guy for a while. And now he's not. And a lot of senators and congressmen, they were big. They're very upset with the fact that NATO has done nothing. Well, look, we can have dialogue. I don't want to do a ceasefire. You know, you don't do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side. They don't have a navy. They don't have an air force. They don't have any equipment. They don't have any spotters. They don't have anti-aircraft. They don't have radar. And their leaders have all been killed. At every level. We're not looking to do that. Thank you for that. I thought he was a great guy. Wow. He's a great guy. He was a really good tough cookie. You didn't want to fight him. He was a tough, great guy. And he was a great supporter. Wow. That's a good man. Highest respect. Great man. Well, I know him. I get along with him great. And I probably would, actually. Do you want to make a deal with him? Do you want to make a deal with Peter O'Falun? Well, I get along with him very well. Mr. President, are you deploying the additional troops to the region for deterrence or to optimize your operational capabilities? Well, I would say this. That if I told you the answer to that question, my military people would be very happy. But we have a lot of troops. We have unlimited ammunition. We have the greatest equipment in the world. And we are decimating Iran. And it's about time. And frankly, it should have been done long before me. It should have been done before other presidents. Polls have shown that MEGA is essentially unified behind you, as are Republicans when it comes to Iran. There's been reports that the United States might be sending 2,500 Marines to the Middle East. Are you concerned that a move like that could potentially change the unity of Iran? I don't know. I seem to have great support. Because CNN came out with a poll today that I'm at 100%. And they said they've never seen a poll like that. The CNN poll said I'm at 100%. And they've never seen that before. I can't tell you what we're going to do. I was very surprised. We always say yes to them. The UK, to be honest with you, they should have acted a lot faster. They should have acted a lot faster. Barrett Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant like that and felt threatened by her politics. Politics are right down the center. She's a good person. And that shouldn't have happened. Where does that take place? Here or in Arkansas? In Arkansas. I love Arkansas. I want that state so much. I think that Sarah's going to be just fine. But it's too bad. She's a good woman. We're not giving a nuclear weapon to terrorist thugs. And we're knocking the hell out of them. Their Navy's gone. Their Air Force is gone. Their leaders are gone. Their entire aircraft is gone. Everything's gone. No, I expected worse, actually. I thought that oil prices would go much higher when I did this. We just set every record. Every record in the book. With Dow, with the S&P. Dow at 50,000. S&P at 8,000. 7,000. At levels. At speed like nobody's ever seen before. But I said, I have to go off on that path. And I have to take a little journey. We have to get these. And he would agree, but he's not going to say it. And this is not St. Patrick's Day, by the way. What are you doing with that guy? But we had to go off on a circuitous path and take care of business. And we are in the process of doing it. And I'll tell you, I think we're weeks ahead of schedule. My Secretary of State is very happy. Do you have a question for Marco? President Trump has a speech that he can take to. And what are you guys hearing from your Senate colleagues? They're against transgender. The attitude I hear is going, we need Democrat votes. They don't want to approve voter ID. They don't want to approve citizenship. And it's something that's for pleasure.