From "The New York Times," I’m Rachel Abrams.
And this is "The Daily."
In the growing conflict between Israel and Iran,
one question now looms over Washington —
how far will President Trump go to entangle the United States in a new war?
Today, my colleague Jonathan Swan on Trump’s shifting stance
on US involvement and the options that he is now weighing.
It’s Wednesday, June 18.
Jonathan, we’re talking to you about 4:00 PM Eastern on Tuesday.
And as of now,
there’s growing evidence that
President Trump is seriously considering joining Israel’s bombing campaign in Iran,
which that’s something that Trump has said — long said that he has not wanted to do.
He has been very opposed to pulling the US into more war.
So can you just explain, to start us off,
how and why has Trump’s position on this shifted?
Look, it’s not a simple story.
It took place over a period of months.
And, yes, it’s true Donald Trump said,
I’m not going to get you into another endless war,