Twitter may have announced that they plan to ban political advertising. But, that doesn't stop US President Donald Trump from resorting to some indirect advertising by releasing a doctored image of himself with the dog who chased Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leading him to his death.
The image shows the US President conferring the canine with a medal. The hero dog, who was injured by exposed live electrical cables in the tunnel after Baghdadi detonated his vest beneath the compound returned to duty on Wednesday.
We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi! pic.twitter.com/PDMx9nZWvw
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 28, 2019
In the wake of announcing Baghdadi's death, Trump committed a couple of gaffes, including calling the mastermind behind 9/11 and al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and Hamza bin Laden 'tall and handsome'. He also commented that Baghdadi died "whimpering and crying and screaming", and "like a dog and a coward".
By indulging in posting a few tweets that made Baghdadi's death sound like a personal victory, Trump sure has given-in to his worse impulses.
The image that shows Trump conferring the hero dog with a medal is actually of him at a White House ceremony in July 2017, where he draped the Medal of Honor around the neck of James McCloughan, a Vietnam hero.
Though Pentagon and Trump declined to reveal the canine's name, he has become an internet sensation.
