Gotta listen carefully to the reporter's bait - she said, "so there will be an operation by the U.S...," trying to telegraph what his next move will be to the enemy.

Trump then masterfully said, "sounds good to me." That is another way of saying, "I can neither confirm nor deny that there will be an operation." He didn't say "yes" or "no" - he was just considering it because the reporter offered it.

I doubt Trump is gonna do the same thing twice, since the element of surprise is gone.