Posted April 5, 2017 4:16 pm by Comments

By Andrew Shepperson

President Donald Trump, during a Wednesday news conference with Jordanian King Adullah II, condemned the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria, saying it was now his responsibility to deal with the ongoing crisis in the war-torn country.
“Yesterday’s chemical attack, a chemical attack that was so horrific in Syria against innocent people, including women, small children and even beautiful little babies, their deaths were an affront to humanity,” Trump said from the White House Rose Garden.
“These heinous actions by the Assad regime cannot be tolerated,” Trump continued. “The United States stands with our allies across the globe to condemn this horrific attack and all other horrific attacks, for that matter.”
Trump then answered questions on the attack, and said it was now his administration’s responsibility to deal with the atrocities in Syria, attempting to clarify a statement issued yesterday that blamed former President Barack Obama for not doing more about the crisis.
“I now have responsibility, and I will have that responsibility and carry it very proudly,” Trump said. “It is now my responsibility.”
While Trump accepted responsibility, he still maintained the Obama administration could have done much more to intervene, saying, “it was a great opportunity missed.”
Leaders around the world condemned the attack Tuesday that reportedly

Source: Guns.com

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