Jen Psaki

Hey, can I make one more quick point?

You know, they say that this is all because they have to have these restrictions because they have to monitor reporters to make sure they are not a security risk.

In the 30 years, I'll admit it here, 30 years that I was covering the Pentagon in the news media, like every other reporter, we all had to pass an FBI background check.

I think the White House is probably the same way.

They have plenty of tools to monitor any security problems they may come across.

Restricting the news media is not the way to do that.

It's great to be here.

I mean, the world is a shit storm, but otherwise I'm good.

Or when you guys are doing sold out events, then those two.

First of all, just as a sidebar, I didn't even do this for you, but I have in my coffee is in an economic report to the president mug from a relic I got from the economic team at the time just to prove that you were there.

I think like so many Americans, I woke up and was scared because it is always scary when the country you're living in goes to war.

And it is not a decision, as you know well and I know well, that any president makes lightly to use military force, even if it's for a smaller engagement than this is.

But I think I felt...

fear because Donald Trump has no impulse control.

He's not a planner.

He's not a policy wonk or expert.

He doesn't listen to anyone around him.

And so the concern I had once I had some coffee and digested a bit was

How are we going to unwind from this?

I mean, you know, even even initially, even in that first day, because the military strikes and the military action and we have the best military in the world, bar none.