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Troops in niger. >> reporter: the president has been taking credit for victories against isis. >> i totally changed the attitudes of the military and they have done a fantastic job. yeah, isis is now giving up. they're giving up. they're raising their hands. they're walking off. nobody's ever seen that before. >> why didn't that happen before? >> because you didn't have trump as your president. >> reporter: but the pentagon today made clear who is responsible for the deaths of these four americans. >> so, our initial assessment is these are local tribal fighters that are associated with isis. ...

Do that, but we didn't leave him behind and we searched until we found him and we brought him home. >> reporter: u.s. forces have been in niger for the last four years, as the threat from this terror group has escalated, with its leader last year pledging allegiance to isis. >> there's a reason we have u.s. army soldiers there and not the peace corps, because we carry guns. >> reporter: as controversy swirled over the ambush in niger, the president was taking credit for u.s. victories against isis. >> i totally changed the attitudes of the military and they have done a fantastic job. yeah, isi...

Baghdadi fled raqqah months ago for the euphrates river valley. today, president trump took full credit for isis' defeat in a radio interview with wmal's chris plan, though the coalition's fight and war plan were launched under president obama. >> i totally changed rules of engagement, i totally changed our military, i totally changed the attitudes of the military, and they have done a fantastic job. isis is now giving up. they're giving up. they're raising their hands. they're walking off. nobody's ever seen that before. >> why didn't that happen before? >> because you didn't have trump as yo...

Tonight, president trump taking full credit for the fall of isis, as american officials announce that major military operations have ended in raqqah, syria. the city, of course, that isis claims its capital. today, president trump said it's all thanks to him. >> i totally changed our military. i totally changed the attitudes of the military, and they have done a fantastic job. yeah, isis is now giving up. they're giving up. they're raising their hands. they're walking off. nobody has ever seen that before. >> why did that happen? >> because you didn't have trump as your president. >> president...

>> sandra: video just in of president trump arriving moments ago in indianapolis. there he is. walking off of air force one. this just happening a short time ago. president arrives in indianapolis. from there he will depart indianapolis international airport in route to the firm bureau building. he will arrive there an give remarks on tax reform. this is a huge day. the gop just unveiling the details of their tax reform plan. the president will obviously try to sell the details of that plan, saying it targets the middle class. the president has arrived on the ground in indianapolis just moment...