President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE in an interview airing Sunday characterized national security adviser John Bolton John BoltonJudge appears skeptical of Bolton's defense of publishing book without White House approval Maximum pressure is keeping US troops in Iraq and Syria Woodward book trails Bolton, Mary Trump in first-week sales MORE as "a hawk" who would "take on the whole world at one time."

When asked by Chuck Todd Charles (Chuck) David ToddMurkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Republican senator says plans to confirm justice before election 'completely consistent with the precedent' Sunday shows - Trump team defends coronavirus response MORE on NBC's "Meet the Press" about whether he felt he was being "pushed" into conflict with Iran by others in his administration, Trump said that he had both doves and hawks in his Cabinet.

"John Bolton is absolutely a hawk. If it was up to him he'd take on the whole world at one time," Trump said. "But that doesn't matter because I want both sides."

WATCH: President Trump tells Chuck Todd that he has doves and hawks in his cabinet. #MTP #IfItsSunday



Trump: “I have some hawks. John Bolton is absolutely a hawk. If it was up to him he'd take on the whole world at one time.“ pic.twitter.com/JKVB2IvMVU — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 23, 2019

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Trump tweeted last week saying that the U.S. military was ready to retaliate against Iran for shooting down a U.S. drone, but said he decided not to do so when he learned the casualty numbers.

"We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone," he wrote.

He has since tweeted that he ordered the strike to not go forward "at this time," possibly indicating that a potential strike against Iran might still be possible.

Bolton on Sunday reportedly warned Iran not to mistake the Trump administration's "prudence and discretion" for weakness.

Bolton said in Jerusalem that Tehran does not have a "hunting license in the Middle East," according to The Associated Press.