Robert O’Neill, the Navy SEAL who claims to have shot and killed Osama bin Laden, dared Iran to attack one of the military branch’s destroyers amid growing tensions between the United States and the country.
“Hey, Iran… please attack one of our Destroyers,” O’Neill tweeted Saturday after President Trump threatened to hit 52 Iranian targets “very fast and very hard” if the nation seeks revenge for the Thursday death of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani via an American airstrike.
“We didn’t name them ‘Destroyers’ because we ran out of f—ing names,” O’Neill added.
Hey, Iran… please attack one of our Destroyers. We didn’t name them “Destroyers” because we ran out of fucking names.
— Robert J. O’Neill (@mchooyah) January 4, 2020
The Navy SEAL’s message followed a threat from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who said “revenge awaits” after Trump ordered airstrikes that killed Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al Muhandis in Baghdad this week.
O’Neill has a history of making controversial statements on Twitter, including saying Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was “a disgrace to all who have served” after he testified against Trump during the House impeachment hearings. In November, he suggested former Vice President Joe Biden is “not fit to command” after the 2020 Democrat claimed Trump is “not fit” to be president.
