Did President Trump Order His Defence Secretary To Assassinate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad?

President Donald Trump with Defence Secretary James Mattis ( Reuters )

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Donald Trump ordered his defence secretary to assassinate Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad and “kill the f****** lot of them” in the leader’s regime, in the wake of a chemical attack against civilians, according to a new book.

Defence secretary James Mattis is said to have told the president during a phone call he would “get right on it” before hanging up the phone and instead telling an aide: “We’re not going to do any of that. We’re going to be much more measured.” In the wake of the chemical attack in April 2017, the president’s national security team developed options that included the more conventional airstrike that Mr Trump eventually ordered.

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Update: Trump reportedly told Mattis that he wanted to assassinate Bashar al-Assad after his chemical weapons attack on Syrians last year (Business Insider).

WNU Editor: Defence secretary James Mattis is denying this story. On a side note .... Israeli minister: no knowledge of Trump ordering Assad killed (Reuters).

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