Trump takes credit for ISIS 'giving up,' former defense secretary says the plan "was laid out two

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Trump takes credit for ISIS 'giving up'


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By Zachary Cohen and Dan Merica, CNN

Updated 3:32 PM ET, Tue October 17, 2017



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American officials have not yet formally announced that the fight is won
"I totally changed rules of engagement," Trump said

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump took credit for the fact that ISIS is in retreat during an interview Tuesday, claiming that ISIS wasn't on the run before because "you didn't have Trump as your president."


The comment comes as US-backed forces fighting ISIS in Raqqa said "major military operations" in the city have ended and that the jihadists have lost control of their self-declared capital.
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"I totally changed rules of engagement. I totally changed our military, I totally changed the attitudes of the military and they have done a fantastic job," Trump said on "The Chris Plante Show." "ISIS is now giving up, they are giving up, there are raising their hands, they are walking off. Nobody has ever seen that before."

When Plante asked why that hadn't happened before, Trump took the bait

"Because you didn't have Trump as your president," he said. "It was a big difference, there was a big, big difference if you look at the military now.".....................................

But Trump has often skimmed over the fact that the ISIS campaign began under former President Barack Obama -- including operations to retake both ISIS strongholds in Iraq and Syria. ................................

[Kittycow]

1. What a megalomaniac!

[Docreed2003]

2. You just knew this would be coming from this asshole!

He just can’t help himself when it comes to self aggrandizement, even if the claim is totally false. Fucking disgusting

[Discussionist KING]

3. I'm sure Trump gave himself a 10 out of 10 on this development, ignoring the fact he had nothing to

do with crafting the plan.

[dalton99a]

4. Figures