Blumenthal: Trump on path to putting boots on the ground

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) left a briefing on the Iran war Tuesday saying he believes the Trump administration is on the path to putting U.S. troops on the ground in the country.

"We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives," the senator told reporters after the briefing.

The Connecticut Democrat said he left the Senate Armed Services Committee briefing "as dissatisfied and angry, frankly, as I have from any past briefing in my 15 years in the Senate."

"I am left with more questions than answers, especially about the cost of the war," he said. "My questions have been unanswered, and I will demand answers because the American people deserve to know."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later told reporters that the president has talked "repeatedly" about putting boots on the ground and that he "does not rule options out."

"As for boots on the ground, the president has talked about this repeatedly. Wisely, he does not rule options out as commander in chief," she said. "So again, I would hesitate to confirm anything that a Democrat on Capitol Hill says right now about the president's thinking."

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