Reporter Presses State Department’s Tammy Bruce About ‘Ownership’ Of The Israel-Iran Conflict

During Tuesday’s State Department press briefing, Spokesperson Tammy Bruce answered questions about Trump's response to the Israel-Iran conflict.

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00:00Iran-related topics. Number one, the administration kind of kept this conflict between Israel and Iran

00:06at arm's length over the first few days. And now, since last night and especially into today,

00:10we're hearing the president say, we, we, we, more. We have control over the skies. We know

00:15where the supreme leader is. He's kind of taking more ownership of the situation directly. Is that

00:20feeling trickling down to this building as well? Is there more of an ownership of the situation

00:25in the State Department as well? Well, I, I, again, can't characterize the

00:31feelings of the president of the United States. We know that he is the, our lead. We know that he

00:38is the guiding hand. We know that he is one of a few who know all the details and he is clearly,

00:44has a mission and an agenda that has involved diplomacy and changing the world for the better

00:50for people. In the meantime, of course, things change. Our experiences change. He's making

00:57comments that are a reflection of what he, what matters to him. And of course, what matters to

01:05the president matters to the State Department and every other department. I think that it is fair to

01:09say that his leadership and his reelection to the second term was because people here in the United

01:17States were tired of the status quo. And what the world has seen is a peacemaker and someone who

01:22can make a difference. And that's what they're looking forward to.

01:25Final question. Can I get in one more?

01:26One more.

01:27There's no special envoy for Iran. Several key locations in the Middle East don't have a confirmed

01:32ambassador. We speak often about the day after situation in Gaza. What about the day after

01:37situation in Iran? Is the State Department ready for it?

01:40Well, the State Department and the Trump administration, while you may not see things immediately,

01:44just because it's not maybe in the news or you're not present for things that occur doesn't mean

01:49they're not occurring. I would remind everyone that the State Department, as I've found out,

01:54is sort of like the military. It's 24-7. It is not something that is a basic 8-to-5 dynamic.

02:02And it's because people are working around the world constantly. It is literally their mission.

02:08Personally, their work is what they do and are committed to. So while you may see a certain

02:13thing in a static framework, it doesn't mean that we have not worked on that or are not

02:18working on that or that things will begin to happen. So it's just a reminder that it's not

02:25about the day after. We are working before, during, and after. It is the anticipation of

02:31people with history and an experience when it comes to the history, not just of a building and

02:37of a department of the United States, but the history of people working on diplomatic issues

02:43throughout the world. And they work for this department. They are committed to those issues.

02:49And that is what makes the State Department so effective, in addition to the leadership

02:53that is afforded by Marco Rubio, as guided by Donald Trump. Yes, sir, you've been waiting.