President Trump wants the heroic dog who cornered the world’s most wanted terrorist to visit the White House.
Trump released on Monday night a photo of the dog, whose name has not been declassified. The canine is credited with chasing Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi through an underground tunnel in Syria before the terrorist detonated a suicide vest, killing himself and three of his children.
An invite to the White House has not yet been extended to the Belgian Malinois, but Trump wants to meet the canine, a senior administration official told ABC News.
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Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday the dog was “slightly wounded” but had “returned to duty.”
Trump credited the dog in his remarks Sunday with preventing any injuries to U.S. forces.
“Our dog was hurt,” Trump said while announcing Baghdadi’s death. “Actually, the K-9 was hurt, went into the tunnel. But we lost nobody.”
“It’s incredible that nobody was killed or hurt. We had nobody even hurt. And that’s why the dog was so great,” he said.
Trump described the animal as “a beautiful dog, a talented dog.”
The White House did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
