Trump slams Powell’s ‘big mistakes’ over US war on Iraq
Former US President Donald Trump lambasted the country’s media over their nice coverage of the death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
"Wonderful to see Colin Powell, who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass destruction, be treated in death so beautifully by the Fake News Media. Hope that happens to me someday," Trump said in a statement.
He further called Powell "a classic RINO," an acronym for "Republican in name only."
"He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace!" Trump added.
Over the past years, Trump has repeatedly lambasted former President George W. Bush and his Secretary of State Colin Powell as the architects of the Iraq war.
Powell, the first Black US secretary of state and top military officer, died on Monday at the age of 84 due to complications from Covid-19.
Both Democrats and Republicans lauded the four-star general as a giant of public service and an African American hero. They praised America’s first Black secretary of state, and his leadership and integrity.
However, a number of politicians around the world spent much time criticizing Powell’s biggest moment at state when in 2003 he presented false American intelligence to the United Nations that then-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction. The presentation led to the Iraq War and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi deaths.
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