Trump reveals putting US boots on the ground in Iran IS an option and declares 'I don’t care about polling' as he warns of next 'big wave' of strikes: 'The big one is coming soon'

Donald Trump will not rule out putting troops on the ground in Iran while warning that the next 'big wave' of strikes is impending.

The President said on Monday that he would allow for US service members to enter Iran 'if they were necessary.'

'I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground — like every president says, "There will be no boots on the ground." I don’t say it,' he told the New York Post.

'I say "probably don’t need them," [or] "if they were necessary."'

Trump also struck a defiant tone about the possible political consequences of such an action, telling the outlet 'I don’t care about polling.'

'Look, whether polling is low or not, I think the polling is probably fine. But it’s not a question of polling. You cannot let Iran, who’s a nation that has been run by crazy people, have a nuclear weapon,' the President explained.

In a separate interview, Trump alluded to major forthcoming action in Iran.

'We haven’t even started hitting them hard,' the President told CNN. 'The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.' …

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