The U.S. decision to fire missiles at a key Syrian air base on Thursday reflect President Trump’s view that the U.S. can no longer sit back and watch Syrian dictator Bashar Assad slaughter his own people, according to Trump’s top spokesman.

“The idea that you can inflict this kind of suffering and trauma and tragedy upon any human being is something that can’t happen,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said in a Fox interview that aired Saturday night.

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