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Elizabeth Urban

Trump's Comparison of Iran Strikes to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Called Out for One Thing: 'Didn't Iran Bomb Israel After?'

President Donald Trump seemingly compared his strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II during an appearance at the NATO Summit. (Credit: Reuters; Getty Images)

President Donald Trump seemingly compared his strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. However, users were quick to try to poke holes in Trump's argument.

The president referred to the devastating bombings on Japan while responding to a question about the U.S. use of bunker-buster bombs on Iran over the weekend during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday.

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