PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is telling members of the military positioned across the globe that they’re winning big under his watch.
Trump says in a teleconference with the troops on Thanksgiving Day that more progress has been made in recent months in Afghanistan and in fighting the Islamic State group than had been made in years of the previous administration.
Will be doing a live Thanksgiving Video Teleconference with Members of the Military at 9:00 A.M. Afghanistan, Iraq, USS Monterey, Turkey & Bahrain. Then going to Coast Guard Quarters, Florida.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2017
He says of the situation in Afghanistan that: “Everybody’s talking about the progress you’ve made in the last few months since I opened it up.”
Trump accused the previous administration of not allowing soldiers on the ground to do their jobs. But he says that now, “We’re not fighting anymore to just walk around, we’re fighting to win.”
He adds that, “We’re being talked about again as an armed forces. We’re really winning.”
Before, he says, “They weren’t letting you win.”
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