President Trump made the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani a theme of his re-election campaign, drawing cheers from thousands at an Ohio rally when he said the death saved lives and delivered ‘American justice’
TOLEDO, Ohio - President Donald Trump made the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani a theme of his re-election campaign on Thursday, drawing cheers from thousands at a rally when he said the death saved lives and delivered “American justice.”
“Last week the United States once again took the bold and decisive action to save American lives and deliver American justice,” he said. “Soleimani was actively planning new attacks and he was looking very seriously at our embassies and not just the embassy in Baghdad, but we stopped him and we stopped him quickly and we stopped him cold,” Trump said.
“They hit us with 16 missiles and I said: ‘How many?’ We were ready to go. We were ready to go. I said, ‘How many?’ How many died? How many were wounded? ‘Sir, none.’ None. Pretty good warning system. None. ‘How many were hurt?’ ‘None, sir,’” he said.
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