After killing, GOP skeptics still doubt Trump foreign policy
Posted October 29, 2019 7:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump provoked biting criticism from fellow Republicans with his sudden decision this month to withdraw most U.S. troops from Syria.
But if he hoped to win a reprieve from GOP skeptics following the successful raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, he may be disappointed.
While some party leaders and supporters are cheering his approach, others continue to doubt his policies in the Middle East.
Sue Wehnert is a 57-year old Republican in Annapolis, Maryland. She voted for Trump in 2016 and has no regrets. But she doesn't buy the president's argument that the al-Baghdadi mission validates his unconventional approach. She said she shakes her head at Trump's handling of world affairs, including the Syria withdrawal.
In a photo taken Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, Lynn Heitman talks to The Associated Press during an interview about the 2020 presidential race runners outlook on foreign policy and national security while tailgating prior to the South Florida at Navy NCAA college football game in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, Sue Wehnert, left, looks on as her husband, Mike Wehnert, talks to The Associated Press during an interview about the 2020 presidential race runners outlook on foreign policy and national security while tailgating prior to the South Florida at Navy NCAA college football game in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, James Maguire, center left, looks at a phone while sitting next to his son, Paul Maguire, both of Brookly, N.Y., while waiting for the start of a South Florida at Navy NCAA college football game in Annapolis, Md. The Maguires talked to The Associated Press during an interview about the 2020 presidential race runners outlook on foreign policy and national security. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, James Maguire, left, and his son, Paul Maguire, both of Brookly, N.Y., walk on the the parking lot of the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium prior to the South Florida at Navy NCAA college football game in Annapolis, Md. Maguire talked to The Associated Press during an interview about the 2020 presidential race runners outlook on foreign policy and national security. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, James Maguire, center in blue jacket, stands next to his son, Paul Maguire, both of Brookly, N.Y., during the playing of the national anthem during a South Florida at Navy NCAA college football game in Annapolis, Md. The Maguires talked to The Associated Press during an interview about the 2020 presidential race runners outlook on foreign policy and national security. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, Sue Wehnert talks to The Associated Press during an interview about the 2020 presidential race runners outlook on foreign policy and national security while tailgating prior to the South Florida at Navy NCAA college football game in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, Kathy Kurz's earring supporting the Naval Academy is seen as she talks to The Associated Press during an interview about the 2020 presidential race runners outlook on foreign policy and national security while tailgating prior to the South Florida at Navy NCAA college football game in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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