Trump gave no indication that strikes on Iran were imminent
Bernd Debusmann Jr
Travelling with President Trump
It's early morning in West Palm Beach, where President Donald Trump is travelling for the weekend.
I was travelling with Trump yesterday as well to an event in Corpus Christi, Texas, where Trump - despite repeated questions from the travelling press pool - gave no indication that anything was imminent.
In fact, at one point I very specifically asked him about the potential timeline of when he believed he would decide on strikes.
"I'd rather not tell you," he replied. "You would have had the greatest scoop in history, right?"
Most of the reporters travelling with Trump speculated that attacks were imminent, but unlikely to happen once darkness had already fallen in the US.
Before the strikes took place, the only plan today was a MAGA Inc dinner in the evening. During the day, there were no public events planned, and I expected we would spend much of the day at a nearby golf course where he often spends his weekend.
We have yet to hear otherwise, but that is very likely to change.
Already, reaction is coming in from US lawmakers such as South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who wrote on X that "the biggest change in the Middle East in a thousand years is upon us."
"This operation has been well-planned. It will be violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful," he added.
