Addressing the nation in televised remarks, Trump said the “number one terrorist leader” has been “brought to justice” following the “dangerous and daring” special operations mission.<\/p>\n
The U.S. president said he “got to watch much of” the raid, claiming no U.S. forces were lost in the operation “while a large number of Baghdadi’s fighters and companions were killed with him.”<\/p>\n
“He died after running in to a dead-end tunnel, whimpering and crying and screaming all the way,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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