US President Donald Trump has strongly condemned a suspected chemical attack in Syria that killed 75 people, calling it “reprehensible”, and alleged such acts are consequences of the Obama administration’s weakness.
“Tuesday’s chemical attack in Syria against innocent people, including women and children, is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilised world,” Trump said.
“These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime is a consequence of the past administration’s weakness and irresolution,” he said.
Trump claimed that Obama in 2012 said that he would establish a red line against the use of chemical weapons and then did nothing.
He said the US stands with its allies across the globe to condemn this intolerable attack. Earlier in the day, Trump was briefed by his national security team on the attack on the town of Khan Sheikhun that claimed atleast 58 lives and saw dozens suffer respiratory problems and symptoms, including vomiting, fainting and foaming at the mouth.