Trump only tweeted an image of an American flag following the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani near Baghdad International Airport on Friday morning.
The Trump-directed assassination of the senior Iranian commander was conducted without congressional authority and sparked fears among top-ranking Democrats that the U.S. could be about to enter another war.
People on Twitter quickly pointed out how Trump in 2011 and 2012 had repeatedly claimed Obama was about to enter a conflict with Iran in a bid to win reelection.
Trump continued with the claim during Obama’s second term in office.
In other posts, however, he described the former president as a “friend” to Iran.
The resurfacing of Trump’s old tweets inevitably trended online:
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