[generally]

Why would POTUS keep us in suspense? Why not tell us?

Something more to it than Al-Baghdadi is my guess.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Al-Baghdadi is the Caliphate. Islam sets up their system based around this leader. If he was killed they could simply replace him.

If he is captured it will takes months before they can replace him since there is no Islamic system in place for what to do with a captured Caliphate.

Capturing the Caliphate is like capturing the king in Chess with the way Islam sets up their system.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Something more to it than Al-Baghdadi is my guess.

Maybe Adam Schiff was in the car with Al-Baghdadi.

[Disestablishmentarian]

Something more to it than Al-Baghdadi is my guess.

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He said "Just happened." The Al-Baghdadi kill or capture would have been several hours ago, I would think.

I just don't feel POTUS would have used this language for breaking news related to Barr/Durham/Horowitz etc.

HOWEVER, the timing (about 9:30 Eastern) would be a good time for communications with Asia ... N.K. or China ... where it would be Sunday morning.

My guess is breakthrough on China trade (but not Hong Kong). Futures markets are not open now, including Shanghai, so I don't know how to get clues from financial movements at this time.