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Donald Trump: “I was told it would take five years to beat ISIS by our…”

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President Trump Participates in the Commander in Chief Trophy Presentation

Published | Video Starts at 05:13

He said, raisin, sir. I said, really? Raisin? What is that, Raisin? Oh, it's just my nickname, sir. What's your last name? Cain. I said, your name's Raisin Cain. I was told it would take five years to beat ISIS by our television generals... So they told me it was going to take four to five years to knock out ISIS. And now I'm in Iraq. I come down, I meet him, some other generals. He was the boss. And I said, how long would it take for you to knock out isis? (05:13–05:19)

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Asserts that military advisors initially estimated it would take four to five years to defeat ISIS.

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