Death of terror leader al-Baghdadi seen as a plus for Trump reelection
by Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times
Oct 28, 2019
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump celebrated the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as he has other major events of his presidency - with grievances, partisan jabs and confounding statements and tweets.
Even Democrats acknowledged that a president battling an impeachment probe and bipartisan criticism for pulling U.S. troops out of northern Syria got a much-needed win that could help his 2020 reelection campaign.
"Unfortunately, it's very good for Trump because it kind of credentials him at a time when his profile on foreign policy and national security has taken
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