Kristen Welker

You bring up Karg Island.

I wanna ask you about your statement.

You said it could become a US asset.

What exactly does that mean?

Could US troops go into Karg Island to secure it?

Okay, so that's a possibility.

Just to put a fine point on this though, is the president in the process of winding down this war or escalating the conflict?

Okay, NBC News is reporting that President Trump is considering sending troops into Iran.

It can go to Iran too.

I mean, isn't the point that the sanctions were in place to prevent Iran from getting any of the money?

They will have access to some of the money.

All right, let me talk about the real-world impact of this, because you're talking about 140 million barrels of Iranian oil, and that's just a little bit more than what the world uses in one day.

How much can that really change prices here at home?

Talk about your announcement this past week.

On Friday, the Treasury Department lifted sanctions on Iranian oil stored on tankers, a move that would effectively allow Iran to get more than $14 billion of oil revenue.

Hold on, why is the US helping to fund a country that it's currently at war with, Mr. Secretary?

Would the administration ever raise taxes in order to fund this war?

Well, can you answer it?

So just is raising taxes under consideration at all?

You're saying you have plenty of money?