Trump says U.S. killed Soleimani 'to stop a war,' not 'to start a war'

Donald Trump.
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President Trump just suggested there's an ongoing war the rest of the world knows nothing about.

On Friday, Trump gave his first remarks since an American missile strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force. The strike has been widely condemned by people on both sides of the aisle, but Trump showed no signs of backing down from the decision.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.