Trump has already sent his first Twitter slam of 2018. The target: Pakistan

President Trump on Monday took aim at Pakistan, charging that the nation’s leaders haven’t done enough to help the United States thwart terrorists in Southwest Asia.

The president used his first posting on Twitter of 2018 to lash out against Pakistan, saying its leaders “have given us nothing but lies & deceit.”

“The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools,” Trump tweeted. “They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!”

Donald J. Trump

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The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!

4:12 AM - Jan 1, 2018

Trump’s broadside against Pakistan comes as his administration considers whether to withhold distribution of some $255 million in aid to Pakistan, the New York Times reported last week. 

The Trump administration’s frustration with Pakistan isn’t new. Presidents Obama and George W. Bush expressed anger with the effort by leaders in Islamabad to root out terrorists inside Pakistan as the U.S. carried out operations in Afghanistan.- Read More

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