Donald Trump Awards Classified al-Baghdadi Raid Dog

Donald Trump Awards Classified al-Baghdadi Raid Dog

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Updated Oct 30, 2019 at 04:34PM EDT by Matt.

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Donald Trump Awards Classified al-Baghdadi Raid Dog refers to a series of image edits based on a mock photograph of United States President Donald Trump awarding the Classified al-Baghdadi Raid Dog with a medal embossed with a paw print.

Origin

On October 29th, 2019, the conservative news outlet The Daily Wire[1] tweeted an edited photograph of Trump awarding the dog with the medal. They wrote, "Please, @realDonaldTrump." The post received more than 9,600 likes and 1,300 retweets within 24 hours (shown below).


The Daily Wire DAILY WIRE @realDailyWire Please, @realDonald Trump. realDailyWire 11:04 AM Oct 29, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

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The following day, President Trump tweeted[2] the photograph with the caption, "AMERICAN HERO!" The tweet received more than 135,000 likes and 30,000 retweets in 24 hours (shown below, left).

That morning, Steve Herman, the White House bureau chief for VOA radio network, tweeted[3] that the White House had confirmed that the image was photoshopped (shown below, center).

Additionally, Twitter[4] user @JerylBier tweeted a side-by-side photo of the dog with the original photograph of Trump awarding Vietnam veteran James C. McCloughan with the medal of honor (shown below).[5]


Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump AMERICAN HERO! @realDailyWire 10:54 AM Oct 30, 2019 Twitter for iPhone Steve Herman @W7VOA 1h I've requested details from the @WhiteHouse on this photo. There was no such canine event on today's @POTUS schedule but there is a Medal of Honor ceremony set here for later today for an active duty Green Beret Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 2h AMERICAN HERO! t312 2.4K 773 Steve Herman @W7VOA Replying to @W7VOA @WhiteHouse and @POTUS "It's photoshopped," acknowledges a @WhiteHouse official. The dog is not here at the @WhiteHouse -- yet. 11:30 AM Oct 30, 2019 Twitter Web App

The image also sparked a number of reactions online. The Twitter account for the television satirical comedy The Daily Show tweeted,[6] "He would've done it for real but this dog is trained to take down global threats" (shown below, left). Twitter[7] user @PoliticsJOE_UK swapped the heads of Trump and the dog (shown below, center). Twitter[8] user @TheToddWilliams' tweeted a version that featured a speech bubble for the dog that contained the text, "Lock him up" (shown below, right).


The Daily Show @TheDailyShow He would've done it for real but this dog is trained to take down global threats Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump 2h AMERICAN HERO! 11:46 AM Oct 30, 2019 Twitter Web Client JOE

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Andrew Dickens @andrewdickens Replying to @JimMFelton and @realDonaldTrump Dog redacted @realDailyWire 11:27 AM Oct 30, 2019 Twitter for Android Tweet Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump AMERICAN HERO! The Americana BAT Brand Memes @americanamemes AMERICAN HERO! 12:07 PM Oct 30, 2019 Twitter for iPhone
Beth Delecto @Beth08786255 Replying to@realDonald Trump YAASS I love a s----- photoshop challenge. AMERICAN HERO! OraalDailMA 12:00 PM Oct 30, 2019 Twitter Web App The Warax. @IAmTheWarax SOUTH AMERICAN HERO!! #narcohippos 11:39 AM Oct 30, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

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