<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Trump Wants His Own bin Laden Moment
How the president plans to use Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s death on the campaign trail. Plus, why Nancy Pelosi wants this one particular impeachment inquiry vote.
by Saahil Desai
Oct 28, 2019
3 minutes
Today in Politics
It’s Monday, October 28. Today, how the President plans to use Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s death on the campaign trail. Plus, boos at a World Series game. Finally, why Nancy Pelosi wants this one particular impeachment inquiry vote.
(Ryan Melgar)
This was never going to be Trump’s bin Laden moment.
The first whisper of the news came—how else?—in a teaser of a tweet from President Donald Trump late Saturday night, “Something very big has just happened!” Then, silence.
The next morning, Trump made the official announcement: U.S. Special Forces had killed the
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