"Trump Resorts to Profane Remark Again: Insulting Soleimani During U.S. Military Recognition"
News writer Osama Ali reports on a controversial incident that took place at a Purple Heart Day ceremony in August 2025. US President Donald Trump, while honouring American veterans wounded in conflicts, made a joke about the late Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani.
During his speech, Trump referred to Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad Airport in January 2020, and asked, "Where is he?" This remark was met with some laughter from the audience.
Trump's words have been criticized for being offensive, especially since Soleimani's death was a sensitive topic. Relations between the US and Iran were already high at the time of Soleimani's death, and his remarks are seen as exacerbating tensions between the two nations.
Trump's framing of Soleimani as chiefly responsible for roadside bombs in Afghanistan appears factually inaccurate or exaggerated, as most improvised explosive device attacks there have been linked to the Taliban insurgency rather than the Iranian Quds Force.
The mocking tone of Trump’s comments at a solemn veterans’ event was highlighted by media and analysts as provocative. Iranian officials strongly condemned Trump’s remarks, calling the assassination an act of US terrorism warranting retaliation against American leaders.
This incident is not the first time Trump has made controversial remarks about Soleimani. In 2020, he used insulting language to describe him at a gathering in Milwaukee. Trump has always maintained that the strike was vital to protect American lives from immediate danger.
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