October 19, 2021 🟡 Significant

Mocks Colin Powell immediately after his death: "Made plenty of mistakes"

The day after former Secretary of State Colin Powell died, Trump issued a statement attacking him. "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," Trump wrote. He concluded with the sarcastic dismissal: "He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace!" The comments were widely condemned as classless and cruel.

"He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace!" — Statement on Colin Powell's death

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#colin-powell#iraq-war#disrespect#media-attack

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