Trump threatens “Animal Assad,” Putin over alleged chemical attack in Syria

In this article it discusses President Trump responding back to the alleged chemical attack in Syria. The first important part to acknowledge would be the history with Syria and the previous attacks they had on their own people. The other important part would be the relationship between Syria and Russia has with being allies. The article starts off with discussing how Trump blames President Bashar Assad and other international allies of the attack that left hundreds injured and many dead. Following, it wrote how Trump believes that Vladimir Putin will pay a big price for being an ally to this type of country. The attack that the article mentions took place in Douma which is near the capitol of Damascus where the deaths included young children and adults. Of course President Trump being himself made the comment, “animal Assad” when he referred to their President Assad. Subsequently, the article mentions how in 2017 Trump ordered missile strikes on Syrian airbase to respond to a chemical attack in 2017. Trump also believes it is the fault of the previous president for not taking action against the Assad regime during the earlier civil war. By the end of the article it goes into little details as to how the administration will respond to this attack and is still to be determined. Though, the article mentions they believe it will be similar as to last time and potentially order a missile strike on the Syrian military in Shayrat. However, the Treasury Secretary said they “will be reviewing with the president all different alternatives”.


Kaleigh Walsh