And when it comes to national security, where I was serving as the Deputy Director of National Intelligence or as Chief of Staff, the mission was simple. When I walked into the Oval Office, President Trump said singularly, We are going to kill the emirs of isis. We are going to wipe out Al Qaeda's senior leadership. We are going to end the forever wars, we are going to crush the narco traffickers, we are going to stop the CCP fentanyl, and we are going to restore American diplomacy overseas. (03:21–03:26)
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Asserts that the mission under Trump was to eliminate ISIS leaders and Al Qaeda's senior leadership.
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