Trump continues to claim credit for single-handedly defeating ISIS, but his reckless and chaotic decision to withdraw from Syria was a big win for ISIS and greatly improved its prospects. After inheriting a successful anti-ISIS campaign, Trump is risking the reversal of hard-fought gains by the U.S. and our allies.
TRUMP, TUESDAY: “ISIS was all over the place … It was me…who captured them. I’m the one who did the capturing. I’m the one who knows more about it than you people or the fake pundits.”
TRUMP, ALSO TUESDAY: “When I took over ISIS was all over the place. You know that better than anybody, two and a half years ago. I went in and when I started I got rid of that whole thing. All those prisoners, all that — those are my — they were captured under Trump.”
EXPERTS, WEDNESDAY: “There is no question that ISIS is one of the big winners in what is happening in Syria.”
DNC on Bill Taylor’s Testimony
In response to acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor’s testimony, DNC Deputy War Room Director Daniel Wessel released the following statement:
“Today, Bill Taylor – Trump’s own top diplomat to Ukraine – made it clear that Trump engaged in a quid pro quo. Republicans have no more excuses. The Trump administration chose Bill Taylor for this position. Taylor served a previous Republican president. And yet, today he testified that the president extorted a foreign country in order to sway an election. Trump must be held accountable.”