US President Donald Trump makes the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani a theme of his re-election campaign.
US President Donald Trump made the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani a theme of his re-election campaign, drawing cheers from thousands at a rally when he said the death saved lives and delivered"American justice".Mr Trump said if he had not sent US troops to protect the US embassy in Baghdad earlier this month, demonstrators might have broken in and killed Americans
and rejecting criticism from Democrats who say he overstepped his authority with the US military's drone strike against the commander of Iran's military Quds force at Baghdad's airport a week ago.
"Last week the United States once again took the bold and decisive action to save American lives and deliver American justice," he said.
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