Mike Pence Says ‘All the Credit’ for al-Baghdadi Raid Goes to Trump, Special Forces

Vice President Mike Pence speaks on the future of the U.S. relationship with China at the Wilson Center's inaugural Frederic V. Malek Public Service Leadership lecture, in Washington, on Oct. 24, 2019. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

Most of the credit for the mission to take down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should go to President Donald Trump and the U.S. Special Forces, said Vice President Mike Pence.

His comments came after Trump announced the death of al-Baghdadi during a raid in northern Syria.