Donald Trump was heavily criticized by internet users after making comments about the war in Iran during a visit by a group of children to the Oval Office at the White House.
The incident happened on the afternoon of last Tuesday (5), after Trump revived a tradition that existed before the Obama administration called the Presidential Fitness Award, a certification linked to the Presidential Fitness Test.
“My administration is working very hard to defend America’s beloved athletic traditions and pass on our values of excellence and competitiveness to the next generation,” Trump told reporters and the children.
But physical activity was not the only subject addressed by Trump, who also spoke about the war in Iran in front of the students. “They would have had a nuclear weapon. And remember, we sent that beautiful B-2 bomber. We blew up their nuclear potential. It was destroyed.”
According to The Independent, the president also stressed that “maybe we wouldn’t be here now” if Iran had managed to obtain nuclear weapons. “I can tell you, the Middle East would have been gone. Israel would have been gone. And they would have set their sights on Europe first, and then on us.”
Trump also did not soften his language when speaking about the violence being seen in Iran during protests aimed at removing the current rulers. “You can have 200,000 people protesting and have five or six sick people with guns, and when they start shooting directly at people, and you see one guy fall, and another fall, and you don’t have guns,” the president said.
All of these comments were made while the group of children was still standing beside him. This left internet users furious with Trump, accusing him of crossing the line. “Enough. It’s one thing to watch him lie to the American people, but lying and using children as propaganda on national television is going way too far,” one commenter said.
“Trump told schoolchildren that Iran was ‘2 weeks away from having a nuclear weapon and killing you.’ No evidence. No context. Just fear, aimed at children who weren’t alive for Iraq,” another analyzed.
“This is sick! Why talk about such a distressing situation in front of children who extremely likely were not there to hear about Iran?” a third lamented.
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