‘WE’RE GOING TO BE DOWN TO 4,000’: President Trump says he hopes to cut the number of U.S. forces remaining in Afghanistan in half “very soon, very soon” and predicted that by Election Day, there would be no more than 4,000 to 5,000 American troops left in the country.

Trump was questioned by Axios national political correspondent Jonathan Swan, who pointed out in his interview with Trump, which aired on HBO Monday night, that the number of American troops currently in Afghanistan is roughly the same as when Trump took office in January 2017.