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When asked by the White House press pool today if he had personally ordered the use of the "Mother of All Bombs" on an ISIS compound in Afghanistan today, President Trump responded:

Everybody knows exactly what happened. What I do is I authorize my military... we have given them total authorization.

Trump says he's given full authorization to "my military"

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<p>When asked by the White House press pool today if he had personally ordered the use of the &quot;Mother of All Bombs&quot; on an ISIS compound in Afghanistan today, President Trump responded:</p><blockquote>Everybody knows exactly what happened. What I do is I authorize my military... we have given them total authorization.</blockquote><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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Trump says he's given full authorization to "my military"

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