He was saying bad things about US: Donald Trump gives dramatic account of Soleimani's death

[Judi Lynn]

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Source: Reuters

Donald Trump recounted the scene as he monitored the strikes from the White House Situation Room when Soleimani was killed.
Reuters
Palm Beach
January 19, 2020UPDATED: January 19, 2020 11:15 IST

US President Donald Trump gave a minute-to-minute account of the US drone strikes that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in remarks to a Republican fund-raising dinner on Friday night, according to audio obtained by CNN.

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"They're together sir," Trump said military officials told him. "Sir, they have two minutes and 11 seconds. No emotion. 'Two minutes and 11 seconds to live, sir. They're in the car, they're in an armored vehicle. Sir, they have approximately one minute to live, sir. Thirty seconds. Ten, 9, 8 ...' "

"Then all of a sudden, boom," he said. "'They're gone, sir. Cutting off.'"

"I said, where is this guy?" Trump continued. "That was the last I heard from him."

It was the most detailed account that Trump has given of the drone strike, which has drawn criticism from some US lawmakers because neither the president nor his advisers have provided public information to back up their statements that Soleimani presented an "imminent" threat to Americans in the region.


Read more: https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/trump-dramatic-account-soleimani-last-minutes-before-death-1638203-2020-01-19

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[Grokenstein]

1. "How much of this shit do we have to listen to?"

CNN said that in the audio, Trump did not repeat that Soleimani was an imminent threat. Trump said Soleimani was "saying bad things about our country" before the strike, which led to his decision to authorize his killing.

"How much of this shit do we have to listen to?" Trump asked in the audio. "How much are we going to listen to?"

A question every decent American--and every decent human--asks every day, of you, Generalissimo Corpulente.

[Aussie105]

2. But trump had no choice!

Bigly hurt Trump's feelings, so he had to go.

Who is next?

[Hekate]

3. Ah. Another "Sir Story." Did a big burly man come up with tears in his eyes to say...

"Sir, all shall be done as you direct. You are The One."

[Judi Lynn]

4. Try as they will to restrain themselves, everyone breaks down & grovels in his presence.

I'm groveling right now replying to your post.

[JohnnyRingo]

5. Real eye roller.

Sometimes I get dizzy reading his third person accounts.

[OKNancy]

6. Locking as a duplicate

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