Trump says he's already beaten ISIS 'decisively' in Syria, says he doesn't want to bring back troops to 'beat everybody again'

The president's comments come amid widespread criticism and accusations he betrayed the Syrian Kurds.

by claiming that since the Islamic State militant group was defeated"badly and decisively", he no longer wants troops in the region"to defeat everybody again".

"We did our job perfectly! Now Turkey is attacking the Kurds, who have been fighting each other for 200 years. U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions outside the White House before departing for a campaign rally in Minneapolis on October 10, 2019.When asked by reporters which of the three options he preferred, Trump said it was the option to strike a deal.

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