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"I think the president’s trip to Iraq was eye-opening," the Republican senator said.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "will eradicate whatever is left of ISIS," Trump claimed. But analysts and U.S. officials blame Erdogan for letting extremists gain ground in the first place.
McGurk told colleagues he couldn't carry out president's orders in Syria and "maintain my integrity."
"I know this might shock you: What the president said may not be true," the host of "The Late Show" said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The United States estimates between 6,000-12,000 bodies are contained in the 202 graves documented in the report.
"The president has offered no evidence to support what he has said.”
Fewer attacks in Iraq account for much of the drop. But groups like ISIS and al Qaeda continue evolving as potent threats.
The plotter’s father, veteran cop Robert Ciccolo, alerted the authorities to his son’s interest in ISIS.
The government is relying on a shaky legal basis for bombing the Islamic State.
A former hostage said he and victims' family members oppose the possibility.