“What the president said was he believed there probably and could've been attacks against additional embassies. I shared that view. I know other members of the national security team shared that view. That’s why I deployed thousands of American paratroopers to the Middle East to reinforce our embassy in Baghdad and other sites throughout the region,” Esper said.
He added that Trump did not cite a “specific piece of evidence.”
“Are you saying there wasn't one?” host Margaret Brennan asked.
“I didn't see one with regard to four embassies,” Esper responded. “What I’m saying is I share the president's view.”