WASHINGTON – United States (US) President Donald Trump has hit out againstPakistan in a surprise move.
He slammed Pakistan “for doing nothing” for his country, claiming thatPakistan helped shelter former al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad.
In an interview with *Fox News*link,Trump defended his administration’s decision to pull hundreds of millionsof dollars in military aid to Pakistan.
He said, “You know, living – think of this – living in Pakistan,beautifully in Pakistan in what I guess they considered a nice mansion, Idon’t know, I’ve seen nicer,” referring to bin Laden and his formercompound in Abbottabad.
In 2011, the compound was destroyed shortly after the US Naval SpecialWarfare Development Group forces, in a helicopter raid, killed bin Laden.
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“But living in Pakistan right next to the military academy, everybody inPakistan knew he was there,” he added.
“And we give Pakistan $1.3 billion a year . … [bin Laden] lived inPakistan, we’re supporting Pakistan, we’re giving them $1.3 billion a year–which we don’t give them any more, by the way, I ended it because theydon’t do anything for us, they don’t do a damn thing for us.”
