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President Addresses Nation Concerning Military Strikes

  • Defense.gov
  • April 13, 2018 | 7:40

President Donald J. Trump announces he ordered the U.S. military to launch precision strikes on targets in Syria associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, April 13, 2018.