Clashing claims of defeating ISIS 

The World

In Wednesday’s debate, Vice President Mike Pence argued that ISIS was on the march when President Donald Trump entered office and that his administration can claim credit for vanquishing ISIS. But many analysts say Trump carried forward President Barack Obama’s plan to counter the militant group, and then squandered the inheritance. The World’s Marco Werman talks with Brett McGurk, former US special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.

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