President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday that he wanted to assassinate Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier in his presidency, reversing his previous denial that the issue ever came up.
"Let's [expletive] kill him! Let's go in. Let's kill the [expletive] lot of them," Trump is said to have told Mattis. Following the book's publication, Trump denied the account, dismissing the book as "fiction" and telling journalists that assassinating Assad "was never contemplated, nor would it be contemplated."
Trump also accused the retired Marine general of failing to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Iraq declared the ISIS caliphate defeated in 2017; the Pentagon said
That part of Trump is scary. Assassinating foreign leaders shouldn’t even be considered by our President! realDonaldTrump
Truly not a politician
Still Happening!!!
It’s one thing to think about doing or even having the CIA carry it out covertly with plausible deniability, but only a moron would announce it publicly. Trump is just trying to play tough guy to his retarded base. He just put all Americans at danger, himself included.
Is this a bad thing?
repbryansteil more reckless, irresponsible, dangerous behavior by Trump. You still think he's OK? Or, were you previously aware?
I am really uncomfortable at, what appears to be, extremely frequent, rather casual discussions at the WH on killing this person or the next.
He's lying. Assad purchases hundreds of millions of dollars in weapons from Putin. Trump would never do this to his boss.
Assassination is against federal law...
We missed a gray opportunity there. Mathis screwed that up
Like a Boss.
America has been a tool for Israel’s hegemony.
For everyone's sake I hope Assad just brushes this off as one of Trump's lies. Why on Earth would you say that out loud...
Lmao can’t even source your own story 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ propaganda at its finest 👍 keep up the good work 😂
Sooo he claims hes a president of peace. Yet it took Mattis to keep the clown from pushing the Kill switch. So another LIE from a chronic Liar. NOT Surprised VoteTrumpOut VetsNOT4trump LiarInChief
So the president and his administration are liars. Why do you guys use them as sources
Lets suppose realDonaldTrump had SyrianAssad KILLED! They guy that NEVER WANTED WAR OF ANY KIND, ALTHOUGH HE SIGNED UP FOR IRAQ WAR ... would have had America's poorest community fight his war with Russia on Syrian soil! To: Bahrain UAE Saudi .. Trump is not your friend!
do you want another Iraq Libya
trump FLIP FLOP's not just shoes
this dude probably wanted to assassinate a lot of peoples... including his own family mbrs, fox News Chris, Xi from China, Biden... so on and so forth... he's crazy... we live in a crazy world...
What if Assad said same thing today?
'Wanted to' 'supported' what were his actual words and their context on every occasion?
Omg he’s insane realDonaldTrump DonaldTrump ......Jesus Covid_19 insane
And more lies...
Trump wants to stop Wuhan lab funding, Obama's-Biden’s Administration NIH sent $3.7 Million Dollars to lab coronavirus originated via YouTube
How about the ethnic cleansing being done here. WHY IS THE US GOVERNMENT CURRENTLY STERILIZING IMMIGRANTS IN CUSTODY DOING NAZI EXPERIMENTS IN THE CURRENT AGE. 2020
Cool
what is the truth today?
You should have done it
Tomorrow, he’ll deny he ever said this 🤔
News are so cringe.
better than saying dont cross the line i marked out like a school footi
Who didn’t?
This is why you have checks & balances, and real leaders in positions of power. When a colossally undeserving idiot like Trump is somehow voted into the white house, a Gen. Mattis is needed to keep him from getting American soldiers killed down range. TrumpHatesOurMilitary
Seemingly Putin’s 🍊puppet 🤡 is setting up more trouble for our troops over there. Seemingly intentional TrumpWillGetUSMilitaryMurderedAgainForPutinApproval
All roads lead to Putin who would not want his little Puppet Trump to go after Assad.
So was he lying then or is he lying now? Or both times.
Wanting to & doing it, are two different things. But, Woodward should never had put that in his book, while Trump is still in office. Woodward is definitely on a mission, and it’s a very selfish & foolish one. Somethings should be left unsaid, for security reasons. HonestTrump
Fake news from a leftist Democrat site !!!!!
I did not HEAR Trump USE the word 'ASSASSINATE'!!!! Get his words right, you sneaks. I have recently, though, seen a clip of a 'lovely' Demonrat say Trump will have to be 'taken out with a BULLET!' No mention of that anywhere!!! Threat to POTUS is no big deal, eh?
Why are we still treating him like a real politician? He’s an unhinged, psychotic infant in an old man’s body. With rice pudding for brains and the personality of cabbage. We’re in deep shit as a nation. God help us if we don’t vote him out and under the jail
Leave the terrorism alone folks. “He’s not bad folks, folks” 🤣
richimedhurst you should probably lay off stanning for Trump so hard bro. Jus sayin’! 😃
To bad he didnt after the gas attacks on his citizens!
1/2 When someone is right whether you don’t support them it should be acknowledged. Assad has slaughtered, raped, tortured 10s but more like 100s of thousands. The world sat back and watched this attrocity take place for over 9 years. The world knows the name of Malala but there
Oh you mean Russian ally and Putin's buddy Bashar Assad? Sure, sure, yeah, yup, uh huh, oh totally...
I wouldn't rule out that trump just may have gotten himself 'assassinated' by one of his enemies for actually admitting to this!? 🤔 🙏for🇺🇸
Orange man so bad, Libs are totally fine stumping for Assad. Full clown show 🤡
I mean yeah that guy needs to get taken out but if we just carry out assassinations in other countries the people that supported him will still be there to take his place. The country will be thrown into more chaos trying to figure out who's in charge next.
What’s it called when someone reverses a previous denial A LIE.
Trump was asked about allegedly wanting to kill Assad after U.S. officials assessed in April 2018 that the Syrian leader used chemical weapons that killed innocents, including children. Responding to the question, Trump said, “I would have rather taken him out. I had him all set
The left openly wishes and hopes for the worst things ever to happen to President Trump and dont EVER bring it up in msm but when he is considering ending a terrorists life the pos msm is all over it like its unjust . Liberal left you suck !
And Now he's having the MiddEast coming to the The White House for signing an agreement with Saudies REALLY? THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT AND ITS NOT A PEACEFUL ONE AT ALL, WHERE TALKING ABOUT REPUBLICANS.
He did pretty well not disclosing the secret that the Syrian President was vulnerable back then when we were beating ISIS. Why is this a bad thing. Maybe the bad thing is that 'Mad Dog' talked him out of it.
So he ended up listening to Mattis? What's the issue?
barryhicks11 Another trump lie. Why would he take Assad out? He’s one of Putin’s droids.
Well, Mattis is no longer. Can we target others in Iran? Maybe the CCP?
And taking him out is bad why? Vermin like Assad shouldn't be breathing. Or do you prefer dictators in the same tealm of Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler?
He should have. Now you Leftists can't whine that he doesn't listen to his advisors!!
Based Trump.
Well.... a President is in office to protect America. Some decisions are made so that can happen!!! Would you want his job? Would you protect your people at all cost? He would!!!! That’s why you want him in office. He’s not perfect!! There are none PERFECT!!!!
If leaders of other countries around the world admitted who they would like to assassinate/dreamed of assassinating... Let’s just say, Twitter would crash! justathought
There's only two options here. Woodbrain is either an irresponsible traitor to the safety of every American, or he is a greedy *lying* traitor.
realDonaldTrump speaking as a Syrian...PLEASE DO IT!
JFK attempted to assassinate and overthrow Castro at the Bay of Pigs and it failed! Biden, Obama, & Hillary started a proxy civil war in Libya to overthrow and murder Gaddafi. Bush in Iraq! Biden and Obama in Syria another proxy civil war! Must we go on?
People said he was a dove. Yeah sure, he acts like one.
but Master Putin said no
Well... I know somebody that’s gonna be upset about this!
Fact check?
So now he’s actively trying to start WWIII ? Good job GOP
Another lie
That would have been okay with me Because President Bashar is a Nut Job Killing His Own people
Hell yell!! Bang bang
I’m sure Daddy Vlad nixed that idea and sent Trump to the corner for even thinking about it.
I’m still trying to figure out why that’s a problem? And who gives af, what was going to hurt if he did? We don’t know. What was going to be beneficial if he did? We don’t know. He didn’t do it, that’s that, not everyone acts on their thoughts.
He swore on the Bible he never said that 🤷🏻♂️
Sounds like he listened to advisors.
He should have done it!
He didn't 'reverse his previous denial'. He lied. I can't tell you how important it is that you be willing to actually say 'he lied'.
He just a loud mouthed person, I think he was not aware about the Iran general last time. The was accomplished before he it was may know to him.
fake news, chances are its anon sources = lies
So in other words his tough talk was all BS- AGAIN!, and he blames a wise thinking General for why he didn't act on this thought, which he was never going to do. Forever a cowardly liar.
Might as well just admit it. Noone will do anything about it.
Never thought I would be thankful for 'Mad dog' Matti's!
Hell this isn’t News. Your “Bombshell Headline” is a Joke Every Soldier, with any common sense, wanted to takeout some bad guy to save US and innocent civilian lives and return home to our families.
Gassing his own citizens might have been left out of the leftist headline. The red line was upheld by a real leader.
He’s a compulsive liar.
Maybe that’s why they are gunning for him now! Who cares - neither one is a great loss to anyone!😂
Violates Executive Orders 11905 and 12036.
Let’s go
Hey, war crimes!
It’s going to be fun to see people come out and say Trump is bad for wanting to rid the world of a tirant who killed his own people
If ever EVER There was a reason for the 25th - it's right now NOW
Oh
BreezyLovinInWV We really dodged a bullet with the whole national security threat Hillary's emails posed.
So why is the the pathological liar confessing his previous (and obvious) lies now?
Further proof Bob Woodward is credible. BelieveBob WoodwardOut
Yeah get this mf outta here yo
But he flipped his shit yesterday when Iran wanted to take him out for killing their leader. Trump is a sociopath. People that back him are not good people. You really gotta question their morals
I love Trump but this assassination plan was and will be against the will of at least 70% of the Syrian people especially the Christians that without AlAssad most would’ve been killed by the Sunni Muslims
Ok
Trump lied
Hmmm I’m sure the Syrian government is very interested in hearing this.
Did anybody give you a gun so you could do it yourself or would the 'bone spurs play up ( again) xxx
Wait - I thought it was the generals that wanted war? 🤡
OMG! This guy lies about lies!
Hmmm-wonder what Bashar al Assad will be thinking once he reads this.....? I'd be worried Donny...... Really! Vlad can't help you there.
The stupidity of endangered all of us by revealing this now in hopes that it will buy Trump political capital with his base, is only exceeded by his base giving him the political capital that he was looking for by revealing this now.
Walking madness - and clearly the WorstPresidentInHistory
🤷🏽♂️🙄
He can’t keep secrets he’s so incompetent
He’s saying whatever his mindless base would like to hear, regardless if it’s true
More lies, more spin and more tr=mp corruption
The timing is uncanny! Almost like it was orchestrated .....
hillary said on qaddafi
SaintPunchy
Got caught in his own lie.
Assad deserves it.
He lies about everything including his personal taxes
Grown fond of the taste of blood.
I'm sure Assad is very happy about this interview. Probably, at this point, not a good idea for US Citizens to travel anywhere near Syria.
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