President Donald Trump circulated a fake image depicting congressional Democrats’ top-ranked leaders in traditional Muslim attire in front of the Iranian flag.

A re-tweet by President Donald Trump confirms that the photoshopped image of congressional Democrats was circulated by him.

A re-tweet by President Donald Trump confirms that the photoshopped image of congressional Democrats was circulated by him.The original tweet was posted on 13 January 2020 by a user D0wn_Under with the manipulated photo showing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer in Muslim garb next to the Iranian flag. The post was retweeted by President Trump on his twitter account on the same day and accused Democrats of sympathizing with slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

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