Trump’s Reaction to Brussels Attacks Being Used in Pro-ISIS Propaganda

The pro-ISIS al-Battar Media Group released a triumphant propaganda video that features audio of Donald Trump‘s reaction to the terrorist attack in Brussels.

“Brussels was one of the great cities, one of the most beautiful cities of the world 20 years ago. It was amazing, actually, and safe,” Trump can be heard lamenting in the opening, in audio taken from an interview with Fox Business Network. “And now it’s a horror show, it’s an absolute horror show.”

New al-Battar vid features Trump’s comment’s on #brussels as predicted by @malcolm to claim glory for making “hell” pic.twitter.com/Vnq0i0PQww

— TAPSTRI MEDIA (@TAPSTRIMEDIA) March 24, 2016

The remainder of the nine-minute video features Western news coverage of the bombing, which left 30 dead and hundreds more injured. ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombing Tuesday.

Trump’s “horror show” comments were called out and condemned early today by Fox News’ Shepard Smith, who was reporting from Belgium. “People here are upset that’s how it’s been characterized by the leading Republican for office in the United States,” he said. “A horror show, it is not.”

Correction: An earlier version of this post said the Trump interview was with CBS News. It was with Fox Business Network.

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