Trump on US service members killed in Jordan: ‘It’s a very sad thing’

President Trump on Saturday said the deaths of U.S. service members in Jordan is “a very sad thing.”

“We hate to see it happen. They were in service of our country. And they, every one of them will never allow, they’ll fight to the death. But never allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said when asked about the deaths of the service members by NewsNation’s Hannah Brandt.

On Saturday, the U.S. military hit Iran with airstrikes, retaliating for Tehran striking two military bases in Jordan on Friday, where two service members were killed, per U.S. Central Command (Centcom).

The strikes started at 6 p.m. EDT, with U.S. officials saying they were an attempt to further degrade Tehran’s ability to........

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