Karoline Leavitt Asked Point Blank About Trump's 'Regime Change' Suggestion For Iran

Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters outside the White House.

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00:00Caroline, when the president is floating the idea of regime change,

00:05how does he believe that should be accomplished through the Iranians, the Israelis, or the Americans?

00:11The president's posture and our military posture has not changed.

00:14The president was just simply raising a question that I think many people around the world are asking.

00:19If the Iranian regime refuses to give up their nuclear program or engage in talks,

00:25we just took out their nuclear program on Saturday night, as you all know,

00:28but if they refuse to engage in diplomacy moving forward,

00:31why shouldn't the Iranian people rise up against this brutal terrorist regime?

00:36That's a question the president raised last night, but as far as our military posture, it hasn't changed.

00:40Caroline, what is the time table the president has given Iran right now to come to the negotiating table?

00:45He has made his message to Iran quite clear.

00:49I would strengthen your moves as well.

00:50On regime change, that question of if the president was supporting that idea of having Iraq's supreme leader assassinated,

00:59he's now floating this idea of regime change.

01:01Is that an idea that he would put there?

01:02I'm not going to get ahead of the president.

01:04I just explained his truth to you last night.

01:07Caroline, has there been any communication at all between the U.S. officials and the Iranians since these strikes,

01:12and have you gotten any indication that they are open to negotiating?

01:17The Secretary of Defense said yesterday there has been both public and private messages sent to the Iranians

01:23since the very successful operation on Saturday night, and that remains the truth.

01:28Mr. Hormuz, if Iran shuts down Mr. Hormuz, is there a plan by the U.S. to add oil to the global market?

01:34We saw the Biden administration and the strategic petroleum release. Is there a plan?

01:39I can assure you the administration is actively and closely monitoring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz,

01:44and the Iranian regime would be foolish to make that decision.

01:47We'll see you later, okay?

01:49Thanks, Caroline.