almost 3,000 americans on american soil. the contrast could not have been clearer. and i will say this, one thing about the way president obama shared the information about the capture and killing of osama bin laden, he made sure that we knew that our war was not with the islamic faith. he made sure, he emphasized the gravity of the moment every time he put any of our troops in harm s way. and he made sure that he lifted up the fact that the american people were more unified in the wake of 9/11 than ever and that we were taking this moment seriously. whereas trump acted like a bragging kindergartner saying, we took him, we took we took al baghdadi, that he was whimpering and crying. it was just a devastating statement. noelle, this next question is
access of the syrian/iraqi border. josh, their statement made no mention and they specifically no mention of any coordination of foreign forces in the strike, so they want sole credit if, in fact, they did kill al baghdadi. we want to turn now to the latest in the russian investigation though, the special counsel, the latest developments there, that they re at least asking questions about obstruction of justice, that they are looking into the finances of jared kushner. but i want to get your reaction to a statement from rod rosenstein, the number two at the state at the justice department, and this statement in wake of those developments, quote, americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous officials, particularly when they do not identify the country, let alone the branch or agency of government with which the alleged sources supposedly are affiliated. josh, what do you make of that statement, the word country, and the timing of i
important isis leaders, the chief of external plotting, was killed in an air strike in syria. and this kuwaiti-born operative killed just this week. so what if the u.s. was able to capture or kill al baghdadi? would it change the course of the war posly in the opening weeks of the trump administration. they belief the isis ideology will live on for some time, possibly long after al baghdadi meets his fate. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. now to cnn exclusive. a man who says he was an assassin has come forward with explosive claims. he said that president duterte once ran a secret death squad. as mayor ordered him to commit unthinkable acts. mr. duterte threatens to jeopardize his country s military alliance with the u.s. for more on this cnn s will