Trump tweets 138 million killed in Sri Lanka blasts

Published April 21, 2019 12:03pm ET



President Trump offered his condolences to the victims of the deadly Sri Lanka blasts on Easter Sunday, but initially did so with a tweet that had an absurdly high death toll statistic.

“Heartfelt condolences from the people of the United States to the people of Sri Lanka on the horrible terrorist attacks on churches and hotels that have killed at least 138 million people and badly injured 600 more. We stand ready to help!” Trump said in a tweet Sunday morning.

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