State Department: Obama ‘tried’ to defeat ISIS, Trump succeeded

Share:

The State Department on Tuesday rejected the suggestion that the defeat of the Islamic State in its chief stronghold reflects a “multi-administration” effort that included former President Barack Obama’s team.

“The previous administration tried,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters Tuesday. “But President Trump, and under this administration, we have doubled down on the efforts to take back all of the territory that had been taken by ISIS.”

That was a pointed repudiation of any debt to the Obama administration, days after Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson celebrated the capture of Raqqa, the capital of ISIS in Syria. The taking of that city sparked a victory lap in U.S. circles, as well as a political debate over how much credit Trump should receive.

[contentcards url=”http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/state-department-obama-tried-to-defeat-isis-trump-succeeded/article/2638476″ target=”_blank”]
Share:
No Comments Yet

Leave a Reply

2021 © True Pundit. All rights reserved.