Donald Trump - Fact-checking Trump's claim that Obama designated Iran's Soleimani a terrorist but did nothing

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Fact-checking Trump's claim that Obama designated Iran's Soleimani a terrorist but did nothingCampaigning for re-election in Milwaukee, host city for the upcoming Democratic National Convention, President Donald Trump contrasted himself with President Barack Obama on fighting terrorism. The focus: Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, who was considered to be one of the most powerful and important officials in Iran. He was killed Jan. 3 in Iraq in a drone strike authorized by Trump. After detailing terrorist acts attributed to "this son of a bitch," Trump said Soleimani "wasn’t supposed to be there."  Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about ...

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