Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Wednesday offered a blunt reaction to President Donald Trump’s prime time address on the Iran war.

Moulton, who appeared on MS NOW moments after the president’s speech wrapped up, responded to host Chris Hayes asking if it seemed like a ground invasion was not part of the administration’s strategy moving forward.

“Chris, I’m not a child psychologist so I can’t understand the mind of Donald Trump,” the congressman replied.

Moulton: I’m not a child psychologist so I can’t understand the mind of Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/pyJUsq4JXT

Moulton went on to emphasize that Americans simply don’t know whether the administration will escalate the conflict in such a way.

Trump’s speech on Wednesday offered zilch as far as a plan to end the war despite the president’s claims that the U.S. was “getting very close” to finishing “the job” in Iran.

Moulton, who served in the Marine Corps during the Iraq war, noted that he’s “incredibly concerned” about the “thousands and thousands” of U.S. Army paratroopers and Marines that are arriving, or have already arrived, to the Middle East.

“But even in Iraq, for all the problems with that war, at least there was a plan. At least Congress had voted on it. At least the American people had weighed in. At least the generals had come before Congress and put forward a plan,” he said.

“None of that exists today. And so I think this could get a lot worse.”

The congressman pointed out that oil prices surged and stock futures dropped sharply during the speech.

“But that’s just the price of oil. When more Americans start coming home in body bags, this is going to not only to just get immeasurably worse for us, for our nation, for our troops. But it’s going to be harder for the president to get himself out,” Moulton concluded.

H/T Mediaite

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