President Donald Trump engaged in a public sparring match with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, offering to release detained members of the self-declared Islamic State into France. Only about 2,000 are from other countries, roughly 800 of whom are believed to have come from Europe. Still, Trump suggested that France take in the militants, asking Macron, “Would you like some nice ISIS fighters? Macron went on to stress that terrorism remains a threat, despite Trump’s repeated claims of having defeated ISIS in Syria. Trump used that assertion in justifying his decision to yank troops out of northern Syria in October, making way for a Turkish invasion.

Source: Huffington Post December 03, 2019 16:52 UTC