8/14/2021

AFGHANISTAN/ISIS/JOE BIDEN: “Joe Biden gets it wrong every time on foreign policy, and many other issues. Everyone knew he couldn’t handle the pressure. Even Obama’s Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, said as much. He ran out of Afghanistan instead of following the plan our Administration left for him—a plan that protected our people and our […]

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1/19/2021

ISIS/MIDDLE EAST: “We obliterated the ISIS caliphate and ended the wretched life of its founder and leader, al Baghdadi. We stood up to the oppressive Iranian regime and killed the world’s top terrorist, Iranian butcher Qasem Soleimani. We recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. As a […]

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12/8/2020

BIDEN PEOPLE/DEFENSE/ISIS/JOE BIDEN/MILITARY/OBAMA/TERRORISM: “I know General [Lloyd] Austin. I trust him. Because I know how he reacts under pressure. When ISIS emerged as a terrorist threat, President Obama and I turned to General Austin in the Situation Room and he led us through. Now, I turn to him again as Secretary of Defense.” ––Joe Biden, […]

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11/13/2020

FRANCE/ISIS/JOE BIDEN/TERRORISM: “Today marks five years since the horrific ISIS terrorist attacks in Paris — an assault not just on the people of France but against our common humanity. As president, I will work to protect Americans and our allies, countering terrorism and extremist violence in all forms.” ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 13, 2020 10:05 […]

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10/8/2020

ISIS/MILITARY: “We have the greatest troops in the world. I wiped out a hundred percent of ISIS caliphate. I killed Soleimani. I killed al-Baghdadi. Names that everybody — bigger names than Osama bin laden. Al-Baghdadi founded ISIS. Soleimani was the worst terrorist in 50 years. I killed both of them. Nobody could find them until […]

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9/30/2020

BORDER/ISIS/JOBS/MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRADE DEALS: “In just 3 and a half years, we have secured America’s Borders, rebuilt the awesome power of the U.S. Military, obliterated the ISIS caliphate, fixed our disastrous Trade Deals, and brought JOBS back home to America – and back to MINNESOTA! #MAGA“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 4:51 pm […]

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9/26/2020

BORDER/ISIS/JOBS/MILITARY/PENNSYLVANIA/TERRORISM/TRADE DEALS: “In just 3 and a half years, we have secured America’s Borders, rebuilt the awesome power of the U.S. Military, obliterated the ISIS caliphate, fixed our disastrous Trade Deals, and brought JOBS back home to America – and back to PENNSYLVANIA! #MAGA“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 26, 2020 3:12 pm […]

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9/17/2020

CHINA/DEFENSE/IRAN/IRAQ/ISIS/JOE BIDEN/MILITARY/WAR: “No one has been more wrong, more often than Biden. He voted FOR the Iraq War, he supported the defense sequester that gutted our military, he opposed the mission to take out Osama bin Laden, he opposed killing Soleimani, he oversaw the rise of ISIS, and he cheered the rise of… …China as […]

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9/7/2020

ISIS/MILITARY: “I’m not saying the military is in love with me; the soldiers are. The top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t because they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy. But we’re getting […]

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8/19/2020

ISIS/SYRIA/TERRORISM: “Earlier this year, I ordered the strike that took out the world’s number one terrorist, Qasem Soleimani, in addition to previously terminating leader and founder of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the two leading terrorists by far in the world. The founder of ISIS. Nobody even talks about that. And we also defeated — we […]

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8/11/2020

ISIS/IRAQ/SYRIA: “When I took over, ISIS was prevalent. It was all over the place. And I wiped out ISIS in Syria and Iraq, 100% of the caliphate.” -Donald Trump as quoted by Hugh Hewitt, “President Trump On A SCOTUS Vacancy, China, College Football, Joe Biden’s VP And More,” hughhewitt.com, Aug. 11, 2020 […]

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5/24/2020

GOLF/ISIS/JOE BIDEN/OBAMA: “Sleepy Joe’s representatives have just put out an ad saying that I went to play golf (exercise) today. They think I should stay in the White House at all times. What they didn’t say is that it’s the first time I’ve played golf in almost 3 months, that Biden was constantly….. …vacationing, relaxing […]

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5/18/2020

ISIS/MILITARY/OBAMA: “Look, I think he was an incompetent President. I think President Obama was one of the worst Presidents in the history of our country. I think he was an incompetent President. I know what he left us. He left us a broken military. He left us a military that ISIS was all over the place, […]

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5/3/2020

ISIS/OBAMA/SPACE FORCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “You know, I believe we’ve done more than any president in the history of our country in the first three years, three and a half years. I really believe that. When you look — even if you look — Space Force. Space Force. Also take a look at terrorism. Al Baghdadi, […]

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1/30/2020

ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To keep America Safe, we have fully rebuilt the U.S. Military – it is now stronger, more powerful, and more lethal than ever before. Thanks to the courage of American Heroes, the ISIS Caliphate has been DESTROYED & its founder & leader – the animal known as al-Baghdadi – is DEAD! https://t.co/9LXDf6mJKf“ […]

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11/6/2019

ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Just had a very good call with President @RTErdogan of Turkey. He informed me that they have captured numerous ISIS fighters that were reported to have escaped during the conflict – including a wife and sister of terrorist killer al Baghdadi….”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 6, 2019 3:15 pm […]

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10/29/2019

ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Asked specifically about the ‘whimpering’ line Monday [10-29-19], Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said he did not know where the President got those details but noted Trump had planned to talk to some of the commandos who carried out the operation and assumed the information came from […]

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10/28/2019

ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump shared a photograph on Monday [10-28-19] of the ‘wonderful’ dog who participated in the raid against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader, but said the dog’s name remained classified. The president tweeted out the photograph after Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had given […]

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10/28/2019

ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi! https://t.co/PDMx9nZWvw” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 28, 2019 3:02 pm […]

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10/28/2019

ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TERRORISM: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-28-19] said his administration may release video footage of the U.S. special operations raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi…The president characterized the ISIS chief’s demise in cinematic and grisly terms during an address from the White House on Sunday [10-27-19] […]

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10/28/2019

ISIS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The S&P just hit an ALL TIME HIGH. This is a big win for jobs, 401-K’s, and, frankly, EVERYONE! Our Country is doing great. Even killed long sought ISIS murderer, Al-Baghdadi. We are stronger than ever before, with GREAT upward potential. Enjoy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 28, 2019 8:41 am […]

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10/24/2019

ISIS/KURDS/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The Oil Fields discussed in my speech on Turkey/Kurds yesterday were held by ISIS until the United States took them over with the help of the Kurds. We will NEVER let a reconstituted ISIS have those fields!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 24, 2019 10:25 am […]

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10/23/2019

ISIS/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Big success on the Turkey/Syria Border. Safe Zone created! Ceasefire has held and combat missions have ended. Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us. Captured ISIS prisoners secured. I will be making a statement at 11:00 A.M. from the White House. Thank you!”  -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2019 […]

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10/21/2019

ISIS/KURDS/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “American forces and their Kurdish-led partners in Syria had been conducting as many as a dozen counterterrorism missions a day against Islamic State militants, officials said. That has stopped. Those same partners, the Syrian Democratic Forces, had also been quietly releasing some Islamic State prisoners and incorporating them into their ranks, in […]

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10/18/2019

EU/ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….I have just been notified that some European Nations are now willing, for the first time, to take the ISIS Fighters that came from their nations. This is good news, but should have been done after WE captured them. Anyway, big progress being made!!!!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2019 10:42 am […]

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10/18/2019

ISIS/KURDS/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..this thinking years ago. Instead, it was always held together with very weak bandaids, & in an artificial manner. There is good will on both sides & a really good chance for success. The U.S. has secured the Oil, & the ISIS Fighters are double secured by Kurds & Turkey….”  –Donald Trump, […]

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10/16/2019

DEMS/ISIS/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Washing his hands of Syria, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday [10-16-19] the U.S. has no stake in defending the Kurdish fighters who died by the thousands as America’s partners against IS extremists. Hours later, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats walked out of a meeting at the White House, accusing […]

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10/14/2019

ISIS/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After defeating 100% of the ISIS Caliphate, I largely moved our troops out of Syria. Let Syria and Assad protect the Kurds and fight Turkey for their own land. I said to my Generals, why should we be fighting for Syria….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2019 2:10 pm […]

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10/14/2019

EU/ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Don’t the Europeans have a lot of responsibility?’ @KatiePavlich Thank you Katie, I offered ISIS prisoners to the European countries from where they came, and was rejected on numerous occasions. They probably figured that the U.S. would bear the tremendous cost as always!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2019 2:06 pm […]

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10/14/2019

EU/ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘To his credit the Europeans didn’t step up to deal with this ISIS problem – it’s a lot of the reason why we are in this situation today. Now, Angela Merkel of Germany is finally stepping up and telling Turkey to back off….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2019 2:06 pm […]

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10/14/2019

EU/ISIS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Brian Kilmeade over at @foxandfriends got it all wrong. We are not going into another war between people who have been fighting with each other for 200 years. Europe had a chance to get their ISIS prisoners, but didn’t want the cost. ‘Let the USA pay,’ they said…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]

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10/14/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/ISIS/NATIONAL SECURITY/SANCTIONS/SECRETARY OF STATE/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/TURKEY: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the situation in and in relation to Syria, and in particular the recent actions by the Government of Turkey to conduct a military offensive into northeast Syria, undermines the campaign to defeat the Islamic State […]

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10/13/2019

ISIS/KURDS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The U.S. has the worst of the ISIS prisoners. Turkey and the Kurds must not let them escape. Europe should have taken them back after numerous requests. They should do it now. They will never come to, or be allowed in, the United States!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2019 6:27 pm […]

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10/10/2019

ISIS/KURDS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “We defeated 100% of the ISIS Caliphate and no longer have any troops in the area under attack by Turkey, in Syria. We did our job perfectly! Now Turkey is attacking the Kurds, who have been fighting each other for 200 years…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2019 3:07 pm […]

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10/9/2019

ISIS/KURDS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “In case the Kurds or Turkey lose control, the United States has already taken the 2 ISIS militants tied to beheadings in Syria, known as the Beetles, out of that country and into a secure location controlled by the U.S. They are the worst of the worst!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, […]

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10/9/2019

ISIS/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Fighting between various groups that has been going on for hundreds of years. USA should never have been in Middle East. Moved our 50 soldiers out. Turkey MUST take over captured ISIS fighters that Europe refused to have returned. The stupid endless wars, for us, are ending! https://t.co/Fbcem9i55Z” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/7/2019

ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Trump’s sudden blessing of a Turkish military operation in northern Syria and his announcement of an American troop withdrawal from that region raised questions about the fate of thousands of Islamic State detainees that the Turks’ targets, American-backed Syrian Kurds, have been holding in makeshift wartime prisons. Mr. Trump insisted that […]

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10/7/2019

ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….the captured ISIS fighters and families. The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. It is time now for others in the region, some of great wealth, to protect their own territory. THE USA IS GREAT!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/7/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States was supposed to be in Syria for 30 days, that was many years ago. We stayed and got deeper and deeper into battle with no aim in sight. When I arrived in Washington, ISIS was running rampant in the area. We quickly defeated 100% of the ISIS Caliphate,…..” –Donald […]

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10/7/2019

EU/ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….including capturing thousands of ISIS fighters, mostly from Europe. But Europe did not want them back, they said you keep them USA! I said “NO, we did you a great favor and now you want us to hold them in U.S. prisons at tremendous cost. They are yours for trials.” They…..” –Donald […]

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10/7/2019

ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “..figure the situation out, and what they want to do with the captured ISIS fighters in their ‘neighborhood.’ They all hate ISIS, have been enemies for years. We are 7000 miles away and will crush ISIS again if they come anywhere near us!”ID  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, 2019 6:40 am   […]

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8/19/2019

IRAQ/ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Five months after American-backed forces ousted the Islamic State from its last shard of territory in Syria, the terrorist group is gathering new strength, conducting guerrilla attacks across Iraq and Syria, retooling its financial networks and targeting new recruits at an allied-run tent camp, American and Iraqi military and intelligence officers said. […]

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4/30/2019

ISIS/PRISONER/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have 1,800 ISIS Prisoners taken hostage in our final battles to destroy 100% of the Caliphate in Syria. Decisions are now being made as to what to do with these dangerous prisoners….”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 11:31 am […]

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3/23/2019

ISIS/OFFICIAL STATEMENT: “To all of the young people on the internet believing in ISIS’s Propaganda, you will be dead if you join. Think instead about having a great life. While on occasion these cowards will resurface, they have lost all prestige and power. They are losers and will always be losers.” -Donald Trump, “Statement from […]

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3/22/2019

ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ISIS uses the internet better than almost anyone, but for all of those susceptible to ISIS propaganda, they are now being beaten badly at every level….”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 22, 2019 11:15 am […]

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3/22/2019

ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….There is nothing to admire about them, they will always try to show a glimmer of vicious hope, but they are losers and barely breathing. Think about that before you destroy your lives and the lives of your family!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 22, 2019 11:15 am […]

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3/22/2019

ISIS/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “‘Our own Benjamin Hall is doing fantastic reporting on ISIS right on the from line (True). ISIS was willing to die but now, because of big pressure, save for a few people in caves, most have surrendered. A testament to our President.’ Thank you Pete Hegseth @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 22, 2019 […]

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3/20/2019

ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ISIS Caliphate two years ago in red vs. ISIS Caliphate TODAY. (Was even worse in November 2016 before I took office). https://t.co/MUgfex4rCj” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 20, 2019 4:25 pm […]

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3/20/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [3-20-19] said ISIS will be ‘gone by tonight’ and held up a pair of maps to reporters that he claimed shows the dramatic reduction of the Islamic State’s presence in Syria since his election in 2016. The president unfolded the maps — printed on the same page, […]

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3/20/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [3-20-19] that the last territory in Syria held by the Islamic State would be ‘gone by tonight,’ despite reports of continuing fighting between the extremist group and American-backed local forces in Syria. It was the second time over the last month that Mr. Trump was ready to […]

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3/13/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “With the Syrian Civil War entering its ninth year this month, the Trump administration is proposing to zero out all new US funding for stabilization efforts in the country. This move comes as the administration is pressing allies to step up their commitment to the ongoing crisis both militarily and financially and […]

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3/1/2019

ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told American troops on Thursday [2-28-19] that U.S.-backed forces in Syria have retaken 100 percent of the territory once held by Islamic State militants, contradicting the commander of the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces, who said it would take another week…Earlier on Thursday, the commander of Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum […]

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2/28/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump declared on Thursday [2-28-19] that ‘we just took over 100 percent’ of territory controlled by the Islamic State in Syria — a claim that reports from the battle front suggested was 100 percent untrue…Over the past month, American forces have been working with Syrian fighters to seize the last square […]

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2/21/2019

ISIS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The father of an Alabama woman who joined ISIS and is now seeking a return to the U.S. filed a lawsuit Thursday [2-21-19] against President Donald Trump and other senior officials after the president said he had moved to bar her from reentry. Ahmed Ali Muthana filed the lawsuit in Washington, D.C., […]

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2/20/2019

ISIS/MIKE POMPEO/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [2-20-19] that he had directed the State Department not to allow the return of an Alabama woman who in 2014 joined the Islamic State terrorist group, days after the woman made public pleas to be let back into the U.S..Muthana left Alabama, where she was a student, […]

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2/16/2019

EU/ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The U.S. does not want to watch as these ISIS fighters permeate Europe, which is where they are expected to go. We do so much, and spend so much – Time for others to step up and do the job that they are so capable of doing. We are pulling back after […]

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2/16/2019

EU/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is asking Britain, France, Germany and other European allies to take back over 800 ISIS fighters that we captured in Syria and put them on trial. The Caliphate is ready to fall. The alternative is not a good one in that we will be forced to release them……..” -Donald […]

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2/6/2019

AFGHANISTAN/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump sought to reassure nervous allies on Wednesday [2-6-19] that his administration would continue an unrelenting hunt for Islamic State fighters ‘for many years to come,’ even as the United States prepares to withdraw troops from the war zones of Syria and Afghanistan. Mr. Trump, speaking to international diplomats at the […]

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2/6/2019

ISIS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump praised the US and its allies for progress made in the fight against ISIS in a speech that failed to discuss the diplomatic and policy implications of his sudden decision to pull US troops from Syria. In remarks to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS ministerial at the State […]

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2/6/2019

IRAQ/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [2-6-19] that officials would announce next week that ‘100 percent’ of the ISIS caliphate had been liberated..ISIS currently holds only about 1 percent of land in Iraq and Syria, the global coalition to counter ISIS announced late last year. However, the caliphate continues to hold territory in […]

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2/4/2019

INTELLIGENCE/ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ISIS will claim victory over the US and is likely to regain territory as a result of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria, according to a new report released Monday [2-4-19] by the Pentagon’s Inspector General…The report, the first of its kind since Trump announced plans to pull all troops […]

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2/1/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….after 18 long years. Syria was loaded with ISIS until I came along. We will soon have destroyed 100% of the Caliphate, but will be watching them closely. It is now time to start coming home and, after many years, spending our money wisely. Certain people must get smart!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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1/31/2019

IRAN/ISIS/MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just concluded a great meeting with my Intel team in the Oval Office who told me that what they said on Tuesday at the Senate Hearing was mischaracterized by the media – and we are very much in agreement on Iran, ISIS, North Korea, etc. Their testimony was distorted press…. https://t.co/Zl5aqBmpjF“ […]

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1/30/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When I became President, ISIS was out of control in Syria & running rampant. Since then tremendous progress made, especially over last 5 weeks. Caliphate will soon be destroyed, unthinkable two years ago. Negotiating are proceeding well in Afghanistan after 18 years of fighting..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 30, 2019 6:25 am  […]

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1/29/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Amid ongoing discussions and confusion about the future of the US presence in Syria, President Donald Trump had words of comfort for a representative of a key ally in the fight against ISIS on Monday [1-28-19] night. ‘I love the Kurds,’ Trump told Kurdish Leader Ilham Ahmed in an unconventional diplomatic meeting […]

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1/29/2019

INTELLIGENCE/IRAN/ISIS/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has previously declared that North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat, touted the defeat of ISIS, doubted the effects of climate change and railed against the Iran nuclear deal as ‘defective at its core.’ But the most senior intelligence officials in the Trump administration suggested Tuesday [1-29-19] […]

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1/19/2019

ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump was paying tribute Saturday [1-19-19] to the four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria this week as he set off to Dover Air Force Base for the return of their remains. The trip was not listed on the president’s public schedule that was released Friday [1-18-19] […]

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1/16/2019

ISIS/MIKE PENCE/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A suicide bombing in Syria killed four Americans and wounded three more on Wednesday [1-16-19], raising questions about the terror group’s resilience and reviving the pitched debate around Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw American forces from the country. The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, claimed credit for the attack in […]

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1/13/2019

IRAN/ISIS/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “….Likewise, do not want the Kurds to provoke Turkey. Russia, Iran and Syria have been the biggest beneficiaries of the long term U.S. policy of destroying ISIS in Syria – natural enemies. We also benefit but it is now time to bring our troops back home. Stop the ENDLESS WARS!” -Donald Trump, […]

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1/13/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting the little remaining ISIS territorial caliphate hard, and from many directions. Will attack again from existing nearby base if it reforms. Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds. Create 20 mile safe zone….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 13, 2019 5:53 pm  […]

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1/11/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/IRAQ/ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. military began the process of withdrawing its troops from Syria following a drawdown ordered by President Donald Trump, a military official said Friday [1-11-19]. Col. Sean Ryan, a spokesman for the U.S.-coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, declined to discuss specific operational details of the […]

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1/7/2019

ISIS/MEDIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Failing New York Times has knowingly written a very inaccurate story on my intentions on Syria. No different from my original statements, we will be leaving at a proper pace while at the same time continuing to fight ISIS and doing all else that is prudent and necessary!…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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12/31/2018

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If anybody but Donald Trump did what I did in Syria, which was an ISIS loaded mess when I became President, they would be a national hero. ISIS is mostly gone, we’re slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting ISIS remnants……” –Donald […]

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12/26/2018

ISIS/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-26-18] restated his position that it was time for U.S. forces to leave Syria and the fight against the Islamic State, saying, ‘We’ve knocked them silly.’ During an unannounced visit to a military base in Iraq, his first to a combat zone as president, Trump also […]

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12/26/2018

IRAQ/ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump once opined that it wasn’t ‘overly necessary’ for him to visit troops in danger zones abroad. But with the lights of Air Force One out and window shutters drawn, the president did just that, slipping into Iraq at night to greet U.S. service members and show that his norm-busting […]

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12/23/2018

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President @RT_Erdogan of Turkey has very strongly informed me that he will eradicate whatever is left of ISIS in Syria….and he is a man who can do it plus, Turkey is right ‘next door.’ Our troops are coming home!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 23, 2018 11:54 pm […]

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12/23/2018

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “I just had a long and productive call with President @RT_Erdogan of Turkey. We discussed ISIS, our mutual involvement in Syria, & the slow & highly coordinated pullout of U.S. troops from the area. After many years they are coming home. We also discussed heavily expanded Trade.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 23, […]

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12/22/2018

ISIS/MEDIA/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If anybody but your favorite President, Donald J. Trump, announced that, after decimating ISIS in Syria, we were going to bring our troops back home (happy & healthy), that person would be the most popular hero in America. With me, hit hard instead by the Fake News Media. Crazy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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12/22/2018

ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “….going to be there for three months, and that was seven years ago – we never left. When I became President, ISIS was going wild. Now ISIS is largely defeated and other local countries, including Turkey, should be able to easily take care of whatever remains. We’re coming home!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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12/21/2018

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “General Anthony Tata, author, ‘Dark Winter.’ I think the President is making the exact right move in Syria. All the geniuses who are protesting the withdrawal of troops from Syria are the same geniuses who cooked the books on ISIS intelligence and gave rise to ISIS.’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, […]

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12/20/2018

ISIS/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Col. Jim Carafano on @IngrahamAngle ‘Trump has made the Middle East a better place. When Trump came into office, ISIS was running amuck in the Middle East. Over a million refugees poured into Western Europe – none of that is happening today. That’s all due to Trump.’” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December […]

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12/20/2018

ISIS/MEDIA/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy about the U.S. leaving, despite what the Fake News says, because now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us. I am building by far the most powerful military in the world. ISIS hits us they are […]

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12/20/2018

ISIS/MIDDLE EAST/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting out of Syria was no surprise. I’ve been campaigning on it for years, and six months ago, when I very publicly wanted to do it, I agreed to stay longer. Russia, Iran, Syria & others are the local enemy of ISIS. We were doing there work. Time to come home […]

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12/20/2018

ISIS/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’I’m proud of the President today to hear that he is declaring victory in Syria.’ Senator Rand Paul. ‘I couldn’t agree more with the presidents decision. By definition, this is the opposite of an Obama decision. Senator Mike Lee” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 6:25 am […]

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12/19/2018

AFGHANISTAN/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “President Donald Trump is pulling out of the wrong war at the wrong time. (The right war to bring to an end, as he’s toyed with in the past, is Afghanistan, which after 17 years is probably unwinnable.) But unless cooler, saner heads in the Pentagon, the White House or his political […]

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12/19/2018

IRAN/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced Wednesday [12-19-18] that all 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria will start returning home very soon. President Donald Trump, who had long expressed his discomfort with an extended military deployment in Syria, explained his decision in a tweet: ‘We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being […]

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12/19/2018

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has defeated the Islamic State in Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday [12-19-18], adding that it was the only reason he had kept troops in the country. ‘We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,’ Trump wrote on Twitter. […]

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