Donald Trump tweets fake photo of hero dog getting medal of honor

United States President Donald Trump faced massive backlash after he tweeted a fake picture of the dog involved in the Bagdadi raid getting medal of honor. On October 30, the United States President had tweeted a fake picture of the dog who was involved in counter-terrorism operation that led to the killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In the photo shared by Trump, he can be seen honouring the dog with a medal. AMERICAN HERO! pic.twitter.com/XCCa2sGfsZ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 30, 2019 The photo was an altered version of an actual photograph and was edited by the Daily Wire, a conservative site. In the original photograph, James McCloughan, a retired army medic, was awarded the medal of honor in 2017 for saving lives of 10 people in the Vietnam war. Read: Democrats Publish Resolution To Unveil Trump's Impeachment Procedure Trump thanks for edited version Later on October 31, Trump thanked the website for the recreation and informed that the dog, named Conan, will be leaving for the White House next week. Thank you Daily Wire. Very cute recreation, but the “live” version of Conan will be leaving the Middle East for the White House sometime next week! https://t.co/Z1UfhxsSpT — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2019 The conservative website’s editor-in-chief called it an obvious joke and not to be taken seriously. “There is simply no way to take the media seriously when they fact-check obvious jokes. No one thinks Trump actually gave a medal to a dog.” Read: UFC: US President Donald Trump Is Set To Attend UFC 244 At MSG Conan returns to service Meanwhile, US Central Command Commander General Kenneth McKenzie said that the dog has returned to service. “He was injured by exposed live electrical cables in the tunnel after Baghdadi detonated his vest beneath the compound,” the general said. The US President had first tweeted a picture of the dog on October 28 commending him for doing a "great job in capturing and killing" Baghdadi. We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi! pic.twitter.com/PDMx9nZWvw — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 28, 2019 On October 27, during a media briefing at the White House, Trump called the dog talented and beautiful. “K-9, as they call - I call it a dog, a beautiful dog, a talented dog - was injured and brought back.” Read: Donald Trump Confirms Killing Of Baghdadi's 'replacement' By US Troops Read: Donald Trump Calls Osama Bin Laden, Hamza "tall, Very Handsome" (With PTI Inputs)

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Donald Trump tweets fake photo of hero dog getting medal of honor

US President Donald Trump tweeted a fake image of the dog involved in counter-terrorism operation that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

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