Ari Fleischer: “I think there's no alternative.”

Of course he should. He's the one who authorized the mission. The SEALs carried it out and the President deserves the credit for authorizing it.

He made a reference to barrel bomb himself and how concerned he was about that.

I think in the Trump White House there are no standard rules. Everybody's job is amped-up and more difficult, and that's because of the personality, the nature of the President and the way the President conducts himself.

Critics note he made the announcement after getting hired to do P.R. for the Saudis' golf venture.