Headline Roundup • April 8th, 2018
Trump Responds to Syrian Chemical Attacks
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On Saturday, reports began flowing out of Syria that their own government allegedly had used chemical attacks on civilians which killed dozens of men, women, and children. It was unknown what the response from the United States would be, but today President Donald J. Trump made clear that he is blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Iranian government for supporting "Animal Assad."
President Trump on Sunday had strong words for Russian President Vladimir Putin following what he called a "mindless chemical attack in Syria."
President Donald Trump leveled his most direct criticism yet at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, taking to Twitter to say the Russian leader bears responsibility for a deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria.
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