The leader of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah said Sunday that having an "idiot" in the White House is a cause for optimism and will bring "relief" to people around the world.
Hassan Nasrallah, whose group is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, made his remarks in a televised speech in which he said that President Trump has revealed “the true face of the U.S. administration.” He described it as “ugly, unjust, criminal, and racist.”
“So what if Trump comes? What’s new?” he asked.
“We are not worried, but very optimistic because when an idiot resides in the White House, this is the beginning of the release for the oppressed in the world,” he said. The Arabic word he used can also be translated as "fool."
Hezbollah, a political faction with a powerful armed wing that is supported by Iran, has been a key ally, along with Russia, of Syrian President Bashar Assad in his almost six-year fight against anti-government opposition rebels.
A few days after moving into the White House, President Trump put the third-largest city in the country on notice: “If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible ‘carnage’ going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds!”
The president’s ominous — if vague — tweet to Chicagoans echoed back decades to when federal troops were dispatched to American cities as racial unrest roiled the country. Some activists and politicians have expressed concern about Trump’s statement, which received more than 57,000 retweets.
Although Chicago often has one of the highest homicide counts in the country, it’s rare for a president to cast his focus on a specific city. Trump, it seems, is planning to change that. He also has hinted at withholding federal money from so-called sanctuary cities that don’t comply with his immigration mandates.
But can a president really send the feds — Trump’s preferred shorthand — into Chicago, or any other city?
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