‘Tough Cookie’: Trump Honors Hero Dog Injured in al-Baghdadi Raid
President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and First Lady Melania Trump, present Conan, the military working dog injured in the successful operation targeting Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, before the media in the Rose Garden at the White House, in Washington on Nov. 25, 2019. AP Photo/Evan Vucci
President Donald Trump on Monday morning honored Conan, the special forces working dog that helped take down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a military raid last month.
“This is a special time for Conan,” he said, adding that “Conan is a tough cookie.”
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