Listen, it;s great that our forces in Syria, relying on information from the Kurds (and possibly those in al-Baghdadi’s inner circle) took out the military and spiritual leader of ISIS, even though the operation was hastily put together because Trump pulled our troops out of Syria without, you know, checking with anybody.
But the second I heard the news, my reaction was, “Oh my God. He [Trump] is never going to stop crowing about it.” His bizarre announcement to the nation, full of machismo and sadism, was pure Trump. It also was, of course, exaggerated.
Gen. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells reporters he doesn't know where Trump got his information that Baghdadi was "whimpering and crying" when he died. "I don't know what the source of that was."
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 28, 2019
And he gave a nod to Russia, because he just can’t help himself.
#Russia's state TV mocks Trump: "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed AGAIN?"
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 27, 2019
The Kremlin disputes Trump's version of events, denies Russia had anything to do with the operation, didn't provide airspace access. https://t.co/VOcyJBx8Zt pic.twitter.com/48JdUd0o1A
How stunned he must have been when, not even twelve hours later, he made a rare public appearance (not in front of a Trump rally) at Game 5 of the World Series and got soundly booed.
President Trump was greeted with boos and ‘lock him up’ chants when he appeared on screen at the #WorldSeries https://t.co/giJkOUjPBk pic.twitter.com/FvrA1wKUrJ
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 28, 2019
Nats fans boo Donald Trump after he’s shown on the big screen and then chant, “Lock him up.”pic.twitter.com/WJvgbyDb4e
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 28, 2019
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I hate to do a Simpsons “you can actually pinpoint the second where his heart rips in half” joke but you can LITERALLY pinpoint it holy shit i hope they show this in the detention camps at the border https://t.co/GQ3F0wRZlH
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 28, 2019
Trump left the #WorldSeries game less than an hour after being booed, well before it finished. https://t.co/RcCQKKmpMB
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 28, 2019
So this just happened in the middle of the nats game. @Nationals pic.twitter.com/4MOij35smB
— Malz Agner (@malz_agner) October 28, 2019
The funniest part of last night's boos is that you know Trump thought he'd go to the ballpark and be cheered for the al-Baghdadi thing. You know he thought everyone would love him. That's chef's kiss worthy.
— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) October 28, 2019
There is debate in the media all day about the appropriateness of both the booing and the “lock him up” chant, with conservatives (and some Democrats) condemning one or both acts.
"We are Americans and we do not do that. We do not want the world hearing us chant 'Lock him up' to this president or to any president." — @JoeNBC pic.twitter.com/9IgMCETBdn
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) October 28, 2019
Note to pundits: If you don't understand that "lock him up" was a sardonic reference to the chants at Trump's own rallies, and thus simultaneously an act of collective defiance against his authoritarianism and an expression of schadenfreude at his current predicament, be quiet.
— Actually, Angus Johnston was the monster's name. (@studentactivism) October 28, 2019
Very surprised that all the tough guys who attacked a little girl for speaking out about climate change are crying about the president being booed at a baseball game.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) October 28, 2019
Stop saying “on both sides”. We’re booing at a baseball game. They’re calling my congressman “human scum”. They’re tearing children from their mothers. Republicans are pursuing a White Nationalist agenda. Democrats are fighting to make sure people have health care. @morningmika https://t.co/XGVKXg3AIh
— Bradley Whitford (@BradleyWhitford) October 28, 2019
2011: The night before Bin Laden is killed, Donald Trump is mocked in front of a crowd at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) October 28, 2019
2019: The night after Baghdadi is killed, Donald Trump is mocked by a crowd at the World Series in Washington
Slate nails this, by the way.
MORE INFO ABOUT THE RAID:
ISIS spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, considered a potential Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi successor, was also killed in Syria, a senior State Department official confirmed to Fox News on Monday.
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 28, 2019