Trump Says U.S. Action “Happened Very Quickly” When Asked About Evacuation Plan For Americans In Middle East

Donald Trump answered questions from reporters publicly for the first time since the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, and the president was pressed on why Americans were now being advised to evacuate the Middle East. A reporter asked Trump why there wasn’t an evacuation plan. “Well, because it happened all very quickly,” […] Donald Trump Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Donald Trump answered questions from reporters publicly for the first time since the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, and the president was pressed on why Americans were now being advised to evacuate the Middle East. A reporter asked Trump why there wasn’t an evacuation plan. “Well, because it happened all very quickly,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We thought, and I thought maybe more so than most…I thought we were going to have a situation where we were going to be attacked. They were getting ready to attack Israel. They were getting ready to attack others.” Related Stories Late Night TV Jon Stewart Decries "Arrogant" U.S.-Israeli Missile Attack On Iran: "Our Bombs Are Now Smarter Than Our President"