Trump resurrects tall tale about General Pershing and Muslims after Barcelona terror attack
President Trump resurrected what historians believe is an urban legend about Gen. John Pershing executing dozens of Muslim prisoners with bullets dipped in pigs’ blood, telling people to read up on the history after a terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, left more than a dozen people dead Thursday.
“Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!” Trump tweeted after he condemned the attack and told Spain to be “tough and strong.”
Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017
Trump first told the story about Pershing killing Muslim prisoners in the Philippines in the early 20th century while the presidental candidate was at a rally in Charleston, S.C., in February 2016.
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Urban legend website Snopes.com called the story “false” and fact-checking website Politifact rated the tale “pants on fire.”
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