Trump tweets 'mission accomplished' after U.S.-led coalition's airstrike on Syria

President Donald Trump announced a U.S.-led attack on Syria in a statement Friday night from the White House. Saturday morning, Trump tweeted “mission accomplished” and said that the attack was “a perfectly executed strike” and thanked the United Kingdom and France for their help.

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