When U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the Islamic State had lost the last of its territory in Syria, he made the announcement a day earlier than officials had wanted.
In this March 22, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump holds a a copy of two maps of Syria as he arrives on Air Force One, Friday, March 22, 2019, at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Last Updated Friday, March 29, 2019 8:00PM EDT
The announcements, which came as the White House awaited the conclusions of the probe by special counsel Robert Mueller, started with Trump declaring on Twitter that the U.S. would recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, reversing decades of American policy. The abrupt announcement caught Americans and Israelis off guard, delaying Pompeo and Netanyahu's dinner as they made a hastily arranged call to Trump, during which the prime minister in the midst of a heated election campaign effusively praised the president.
The final liberation had been expected for months, and the Pentagon and State Department had worked with the White House to carefully craft a plan for the announcement. Later on March 22, Trump unleashed a tweet from his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, saying he was reversing his administration's decision to slap sanctions on North Korea.
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