Trump and Pete Hegseth inspiring Islamic State recruitment propaganda

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Donald Trump has a long and colorful history with the Islamic State. He incorrectly blamed the founding of IS on his predecessor, said its infamous leader “died like a dog” while announcing his assassination, and rallied an international coalition that successfully ended its so-called caliphate. So far, in his second presidency, his administration has much less to do with IS. But the terror group has still benefited from him. Experts tell the Guardian that IS is capitalizing on Trump’s dismantling of the international order, his affinity for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Israel, and most of all – his most controversial...