'You never say you won': Now Trump says it's NOT a good idea to declare victory over ISIS because a 'couple of whack jobs' may blow up a store – even though he declared ISIS 'defeated' last year
The president noted the U.S. has retaken 100 per cent of ISIS territory But he said during an event in Minnesota it was a bad idea to declare 'you won' Otherwise, 'you have a couple of whack jobs blow up a store, and people get killed' and it undermines the statement He pointed to 'crazy' attackers Said officials would make sure it happens 'as little as possible' Trump said in December 'We have defeated ISIS in Syria' He also said: 'We have won against ISIS'By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:16 BST, 15 April 2019 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 15 April 2019
President Donald Trump hailed U.S. gains against ISIS but cautioned you can 'never claim victory' because a 'whack job' might blow up a building and undermine the claim.
Trump made the comment at the tail end of an event in Minnesota pegged to Tax Day where he proclaimed there were 'a lot of constructive things going on' but also bookended his remarks with comments about the fire at Notre Dame.
He pointed to U.S. and coalition battlefield gains against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, where 'we took over 100 per cent of the caliphate,' earning applause from guests.
But then Trump provided a window into his new
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