ABC’s Jon Karl: Strike on Jihadi John a Huge ‘Symbolic Victory’ for Obama

‘This is hugely important, symbolic victory for the White House’

STEPHANOPOULOS: “Jon Karl from the White House for more on this. And, Jon, the president acknowledging how difficult this fight is but as Martha pointed out this morning, a big symbolic victory for the president.”

KARL: “This is a huge — hugely important symbolic victory for the White House. Jihadi John is seen as somebody who was not just the public face of ISIS, but somebody who was key in the recruitment in the west and also as you mentioned, George, somebody who repeatedly taunted the president, mentioning him by name in virtually every one of those beheading videos.”

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