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Trump defends "Mission Accomplished"

President Trump is defending his use of the famous phrase "Mission Accomplished" to applaud Friday night’s missile strike on Syria. The U.S., Britain and France targeted the Assad regime’s chemical weapons program. It was in response to a suspected chlorine and sarin gas attack on civilians last weekend. David Martin reports from the Pentagon.
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