Trump Declines to Rule Out Ground Troops in Iran: 'I Don't Have the Yips With Respect to Boots on the Ground'

President Trump refused to categorically rule out the deployment of ground forces to Iran, departing from the longstanding tradition of US presidents doing so. Trump told the New York Post he would deploy troops 'if they were necessary,' adding: '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.' Trump also warned the American public that more US casualties were likely before operations concluded.