Yes, Trump posted a ‘Bomb Iran' and ‘Daddy's home' parody video
US President Donald Trump posted a 'Bomb Iran' parody clip, of The Beach Boys 1965 song, showing the B-2 bombers that carried out the American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites on June 22. Then, in reference to Mark Rutte's viral remarks calling Trump 'daddy,' The White House embraced the nickname while posting a montage of Trump at the NATO Summit set to Usher's 'Daddy's home.' We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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