President Trump to honor Iran strike flight team at the White House

Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Iowa on Thursday night President Donald Trump revealed that the military flight gang that launched the strikes on Iran s nuclear facilities will be honored at the White House on Independence Day Trump noted that he took issue with early media reports suggesting that the strikes on Iran only partially damaged the targets because he considered it an insult to the great American military members who executed the mission Remember when CNN reported it wasn't obliterated It was maybe damaged or damaged badly but obliterated is too strong a word No it was obliterated That's now been proven commented Trump They were trying to demean me by saying that but they were really demeaning those great pilots and people and mechanics that got those planes over there and were able to shoot from high up in the air going very very fast with potentially a lot of things being shot at them and hit every single one he announced They're trying to demean me but to me they were demeaning them And they got out of the plane and they announced What We hit every single target They know better than anybody TRUMP TOUTS CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF MAJOR BILL AHEAD OF WHITE HOUSE SIGNING These people did one of the greatest military hits and maneuvers in the history of our country and I want them to be appreciated for it the president went on So they're coming They're coming to the White House the following day night They're going to be in Washington the subsequent day at the White House and we're going to be celebrating Trump explained the White House will host not only the pilots but the entire flight crew including the people that flew the other planes and the mechanics that had these planes going for hours without a stop China Russia they were all watching Everybody was watching he declared We have the greatest equipment anywhere in the world We have the greatest people anywhere in the world and we have the strongest military anywhere in the world TROOPS AT THE TERRITORY LINE HOW THE MILITARY S ROLE IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS EXPLODED UNDER TRUMPDuring his address on Thursday Trump also claimed that Iran called ahead of their retaliatory strike on the U S military base in Qatar to clear the attack with the White House They called me to tell me they have to take a shot at us This was Iran Very respectful That means they respect us because we dropped bombs They stated we'd like to take shots at you I mentioned Go ahead I understand he stated They disclosed where they would do it I disclosed Good We emptied out the fort It was a beautiful military base in Qatar who treated us really fantastically well he disclosed SAUDI DEFENSE MINISTER SECRETLY MEETS WITH TRUMP TO DISCUSS IRAN DE-ESCALATION ISRAEL SOURCESTrump claimed that Iran went so far as to ask what time of day would be acceptable for their retaliatory strike CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP They stated Sir is okay I noted it was fine they commented We could make it later And we had nobody but four gunners he revealed So all of a sudden they disclosed We're ready And they were a little nervous about doing it I want to tell you can you imagine they were nice enough this is Iran to call me and tell me that they would like to shoot me at times so they want to shoot us And I revealed go ahead And they shot high grade very fast missiles every single one of them was shot down routinely by these four unbelievable gunmen And they did their job And that was the end of that