Ex PM Imran Khan “rejoiced” at the killing of Qassem Soleimani, says Trump.
Former US President Donald Trump made controversial statements at a political rally in Houston, Texas, where he claimed that former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan “rejoiced” at the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in 2020.
However, these assertions have been met with skepticism and contradicting reports.
In his speech, Trump recounted Khan’s alleged response to Soleimani’s assassination, stating, “There was a Khan, a great cricket player, he became the head of Pakistan, he said it was the single biggest thing I can ever remember happening in my life when Soleimani was killed.”
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Trump spills some beans around the killing of Iran’s master operative general Qassem Soleimani in 2020 just before COVID.
One, about former Pakistan PM Imran Khan rejoicing at the killing. Another, more important, about Iran staging the retribution by not just giving heads up… pic.twitter.com/q9DCtOOfxz
— Hassan I. Hassan (@hxhassan) November 6, 2023
Trump quoted Khan as saying, “I left my office, I walked to my home, I stayed in my home in solitude for one week. It was the biggest event that ever happened to me.”
Despite Trump’s claims, evidence suggests otherwise. Journalist Omar Warraich swiftly countered Trump’s narrative in a post, revealing that Khan made no mention of Soleimani’s murder at a rally in his hometown of Mianwali. This directly contradicts Trump’s assertion that Khan withdrew into solitude and celebrated the incident.
Imran Khan didn’t go into seclusion for a week. He gave a speech in his hometown the next day, without mentioning the incident. https://t.co/IzkGRbkpIg
— Omar Waraich (@OmarWaraich) November 6, 2023
The killing of General Qassem Soleimani occurred on January 3, 2020, when an American drone strike targeted him in Baghdad. Soleimani, a highly influential figure in Iran and the nation’s most powerful commander, was regarded as the second most influential person in the country after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
It is essential to approach such claims critically, relying on credible sources and verified information.
In this case, the disparities between Trump’s statement and the reported events highlight the importance of fact-checking in evaluating the statements made by public figures.
