Ben Rhodes

We'll see if that bears fruit.

So Trump gave a big economic speech today, Ben.

It's funny to think that he's trying to give an economic speech.

Yeah, it's going great.

He had this message for Iranians in that speech Tuesday.

Let's listen.

Okay, so... I'm sure that'll do it.

Yeah.

Not good.

Okay, so Trump is going to meet with his team to review options today.

Ben, let's try to figure out what those could be.

A bunch of news outlets have tried to report out what the menu could look like.

They suggest it could range from finding ways to boost anti-government voices online, some sort of cyber attack on Iran's military and intelligence services, more sanctions, and then all the way to direct military strikes on the regime online.

The Wall Street Journal said Trump is leaning towards airstrikes, but his options may be more limited because he redeployed the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier from the Middle East to the Caribbean.

It sucks when you're trying to do a regime change and you just can't find a aircraft carrier line around.

But so still, we can hit them with the U.S.

long range bombers that can basically fly out of anywhere, as we saw yesterday.

um, last year, especially given that Israel took out their air defenses.

So Ben Trump is, he's painted himself into a corner here.

He has to do something.