isil to the highest level since the start of our operations in august 2014. moreover, because of improved intelligence and understanding of isil s operations, we ve intensified the air campaign against isil s war sustaining oil enterprise, a critical pillar of isil s financial infrastructure. in addition to destroying fixed facilities like wells and processing facilities, we ve destroyed nearly 400 of isil s oil tanker trucks, reducing a major source of its daily revenues. there s more to come, too. we re also improving our capability to eliminate isil s leadership. since i last appeared before this committee in late october, we have removed two more key isil figures from the battlefield, namely jihadi john, a an isil executioner, an abu nabil, isil s leader in libya.
increase our airstrikes against isil. to the highest level since the start of our operations in august 2014. moreover, because of improved intelligence and understanding of isil s operations, we ve intensified the air campaign against isil s war-sustaining oil enterprise, a critical pillar of isil s financial infrastructure. in addition to destroying fixed facilities like wells and processing facilities, we ve destroyed nearly 400 of isil s oil tanker trucks, reducing a major source of its daily revenues. there s more to come, too. we re also improving our capability to eliminate isil s leadership. since i last appeared before this committee in late october, we have removed two more key isil figures from the battlefield, namely jihadi john, an isil executioner, and abu
in the past when everyone piles on to him for something he says, trump s support increases. will that happen this time as well. you can look back at past precedent. we have seen this press didn t where he says something inflammatory or controversial and doesn t go down in the poll and even increases his lead over his rivals. this could be potentially different but it feels like a broken record to say that. the best indication of what he is going to do or what might happen is to talk to folks who are out there supporting trump. i want you to listen to some sound that we got of people reacting to donald trump s plan to potentially ban muslims coming into this country. listen. who is bombing buildings? who is bombing airplanes? it s not the christians. it s not the jewish. it s noted buddhists. it s the muslims. you got that on camera, sport? trump s supporters like his strength. they like that he s coming out forcefully about this. other people, of course, say that this i
the united states has denied responsibility saying a russian warplane carried out the airstrike. and the u.s. is touting its strikes against isis. the pentagon has confirmed that a top isis leader in libya was killed in an airstrike last month. longtime al qaeda operative abu nabil was targeted in a november 13th strike. also the state department has confirmed that a minnesota man who authorities say became a recruiter for isis, surrendered overseas last month. his name is mohamed abdullah hassan, he s now in custody in somalia. and u.s. poe fishes say isis has targeted a refugee program to enter the united states. the white house has not confirmed or denied his claim. and this is developing overnight an air france flight has been diverted to montreal s airport after an anonymous threat. the boeing 777 from san francisco to paris was rerouted after six hours in flight. just before reaching the atlantic ocean.
what s going on. when asked if muslim-american citizens currently abroad would be included, a spokeswoman replied, mr. trump says everyone. the new york times lead story calls it, quote, an unprecedented proposal by a leading american presidential candidate. an idea more typically associated with hate groups. and last night the billionaire businessman described his proposal as a reaction to president obama s speech on isis, and the san bernardino terror attacks. i watched last night, and i watched the president truly that didn t know what he was doing. he didn t he didn t know why he was there. he refuses to use the term radical islamic terrorism. he refuses to use the term. i don t even know if he knows what the hell is going on. i really don t. last night we all saw and we witnessed something that i thought was highly inappropriate. in fact i tweeted, is that all there is? about the president s speech. and i wrote something today that i think is very, very important,