‘Obama did nothing’: Trump slams predecessor inaction on Iran while touting Soleimani killing

Published January 6, 2020 9:45pm ET



President Trump ripped former President Barack Obama during an appearance on Rush Limbaugh’s talk show, telling the longtime radio host that “we’re a lot safer now” that he’s in the Oval Office.

“He [Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani] was their real military leader,” Trump said Monday on The Rush Limbaugh Show. “He’s a terrorist. He was designated a terrorist by President Obama. And then Obama did nothing about it, except give them $150 billion, even more incredibly $1.8 billion in cash.”

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