MAHWAH – Today, Frank T. Pallotta, candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District, made the following statement in response to reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. raid in Syria:

“The significance of this successful mission cannot be understated. President Trump and our brave men and women in uniform deserve tremendous credit for fulfilling another promise, and, in doing so, making our world a safer place,” said Pallotta.

Senior Advisor and Marine veteran Nick De Gregorio added, “Al-Baghdadi was the number one terrorist leader in the world, and his death gives us hope that a new generation of young Middle Easterners will not be corrupted by his perverse interpretation of Islam.”

Pallotta said, “I pray that our President and Congress can work together with the memory of 9/11 in mind to ensure that we never lose sight of the ongoing threat terrorism and radical Islam poses to our nation.”