Trump on war with Iran: 'It's going to be a short-term excursion'
President Donald Trump said that the war in Iran is a "little excursion" -- adding that he thinks it will be a "short-term excursion" -- in remarks to Congressional Republicans at their retreat in Doral, Florida, on Monday.
"We took a little excursion because we felt we had to do that to get rid of some evil. And I think you'll see it's going to be a short-term excursion," Trump said, referring to the war in Iran.
"Short-term," Trump reiterated as the Republicans in the room applauded. "Short-term."
Trump said the U.S. would "not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated," without providing details on how the administration will determine when that is.
He later said that the U.S. has "already won in many ways," but hasn't "won enough."
"We go forward, more determined than ever to achieve ultimate victory that will end this long-running danger once and for all," Trump said.
The president also defended the U.S. attack on Iran, saying, "Within a week, they were going to attack us."
-ABC News' Meghan Mistry, Noah Minnie and Michelle Stoddart
