This is the story to read on how the US got Baghdadi. https://t.co/LV0bjBFU0q
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) October 27, 2019
The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader, happened largely in spite of President Trump’s actions, not because of them, according to military, intelligence and counterterrorism officials https://t.co/f7iowu8U54
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 27, 2019
TRUMP: "From the first day I came to office…I would say, 'where's al-Baghdadi? I want al-Baghdadi.' We would kill terrorist leaders but they were names I never heard of. They were names that weren't recognizable & they weren't the big names. Some good ones, some important ones" https://t.co/ETvEZm4Jvp
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2019
Trump pathetically still tries to measure up to Obama he claims the killing of Baghdadi is bigger than Bin Laden. pic.twitter.com/D5fV3CT8pj
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 27, 2019
The gory relish with which Trump describes Baghdadi's mutilation, and how Isis terrorists will not escape "the mighty judgment of God", weirdly echoes how Isis talks about the execution of its victims. "He died like a dog," says Trump three times. https://t.co/fxMiHoezop
— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) October 27, 2019
"Trump is a man who has appeared in ISIS recruitment videos…Trump is a 'recruiting sergeant' for ISIS…he has a been a great boost…100 ISIS fighters escaped from prison which he curiously didn't mention this morning." -my full 5-min @MSNBC interview this morning on #Baghdadi pic.twitter.com/JkXdHEVkqe
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 27, 2019
That doesn’t sound consistent with Trump’s claim that he’s been looking for al Bahgdadi for 3 years. https://t.co/O2axB3YeDj
— Rick Tyler (@rickwtyler) October 27, 2019
This Baghdadi killing (good news however you spin it) does bring back some fun Trump tweet memories. pic.twitter.com/ieSAHhJ0H3
— Ali A. Rizvi (@aliamjadrizvi) October 27, 2019
As an academic I have spent years studying, teaching, and writing on Islamic theology, doctrine, history, and other religions disciplines in Islam. My opinion should count when I say, al-Baghdadi was not a scholar by any stretch of the imagination. Obituary in the @washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/rBkZwABJCF
— Ahab Bdaiwi (@bdaiwi_historia) October 27, 2019
So Trump goes out of his way to praise and thank Russia, only to have Russia distance itself and express doubts? https://t.co/x62gSyxMCV
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) October 27, 2019
Russia says Trump’s Baghdadi Victory Lap Is Nothing But ‘Propaganda’ https://t.co/EzGoII18ej via @thedailybeast
— Laura Walker 🍸🇺🇸 🏴 (@LauraWalkerKC) October 27, 2019
President Trump: "We notified some [lawmakers], others are being notified now as I speak. We were going to notify them last night but we decided not to do that because Washington leaks like I've never seen before. There's no country in the world that leaks like we do." pic.twitter.com/54ET3Cw0r4
— The Hill (@thehill) October 27, 2019
#Trump’s implication that informing @SpeakerPelosi of the #Bagdhadi operation would have led to leaks is scandalous. @JohnJHarwood explains well that while Trump leaks intelligence info, Pelosi doesn’t. https://t.co/9yUlTb7VdM
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) October 27, 2019
WATCH: Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson expresses concern about how much detail President Trump shared in remarks on al-Baghdadi's death. #MTP
"There's always the risk in the first 24 hours after an operation. A lot of what you hear is inaccurate." pic.twitter.com/Lb9iGItz4J
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 27, 2019
The raid, as reported, took place at 3:30PM Washington time. The photo, as shown in the camera IPTC data, was taken at "17:05:24". https://t.co/XV0MFfFiTt
— Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) October 27, 2019
This is Trump's second attempt at trying to get a photo like this. He desperately wants one. This was the first, taken at Mar-a-lago with the same camera angle and cramped room during the 2017 Syria strike. pic.twitter.com/vGvg4TB68n
— Ray Beck (@niteowl41) October 27, 2019
This is incredibly low-class. Less than 24 hours after the raid, Trump's campaign is trying to fundraise off it.
The sick thing is there will be people stupid enough to donate. https://t.co/lnSq4lI3Pj
— Doug Mataconis (@dmataconis) October 27, 2019
Elsewhere in Trumpworld
GOP vows to take new steps to protect Trump https://t.co/IoAaw8DpTx pic.twitter.com/Wksadxt9wX
— The Hill (@thehill) October 27, 2019
The Fox News effect: Republicans who watch Fox are far more loyal to Trump than those who don't https://t.co/irNpfHMpVR via @reddit pic.twitter.com/D13xMIfOSh
— Disrupt MediaLab (@dmedialab) October 27, 2019
Trump has made 31 claims about companies adding or saving American jobs thanks to his intervention — adding up to 2.4 million jobs.
We checked in May. More than *90 percent* of the jobs haven't materialized. https://t.co/B7qT0c3Ewj
— ProPublica (@propublica) October 27, 2019
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WORLD
This is legitimately alarming.
The Carquinez Strait is (was) the only thing between the fire and all of East Bay: Berkeley, Oakland and all the rest of it.
If I lived in the hills, I'd be packing.https://t.co/qJTOx0uowA
— Antonio García Martínez (@antoniogm) October 27, 2019
Right now, tens of thousands of protesters are marching to Chile’s national congress in Valparaíso
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) October 27, 2019
Support for Chile's Pinera lowest for president since Pinochet era: poll https://t.co/6eaOGXNBvv pic.twitter.com/4gmdhncZLv
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 27, 2019
Germany's far-right AfD makes gains in Thuringia state elections https://t.co/R1vVLIZZ0w pic.twitter.com/OW7y8riUaB
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) October 27, 2019
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
Brussels close to agreeing Brexit extension until January https://t.co/kFthuirpcy
— FT UK Politics (@ftukpolitics) October 27, 2019
The EU is due to meet on Monday to consider a #Brexit extension until 31 January, with an option for the UK to leave earlier if a deal is ratified. https://t.co/043LEMXlvv
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) October 27, 2019
EU27 ambassadors will meet to tomorrow to consider text of decision to extend Brexit process to 31st Jan. But with potential for the Withdrawal Agreement to come into force on:
1st December
1st January
1st February
ie Brexit on 30th Nov or 31st Dec or 31st Jan.— Adam Fleming (@adamfleming) October 27, 2019
Tony Blair: An extension doesn’t stop No Deal because Brexit is a tale of two deals. The second negotiation on the future relationship between Britain and the EU means No Deal remains on the table
Watch and RT 👇 pic.twitter.com/tEpsq68xtP
— Tony Blair Institute (@InstituteGC) October 27, 2019
This is a fair point, well made pic.twitter.com/lNMt3QEg6b
— Alan Firth 🇪🇺🇩🇰🇬🇧 (@alan_firth_) October 26, 2019
Poll: 65% of voters in Northern Ireland believe Brexit makes Irish unity more likely within ten yearshttps://t.co/UYdtQ0Hib4 pic.twitter.com/UpXNO9ILBE
— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) October 27, 2019
From the media inbox: Little Britain to return as a one-off episode called “Little Brexit” on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/YcuXk0pE4W
— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) October 27, 2019
Brexit pic.twitter.com/9QCM8lhZIx
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) October 27, 2019
Get ready for bin pic.twitter.com/awTkSMf5bs
— Every brexit (@readyforspoons) October 27, 2019
The Overnight Note 