Trump’s Strange Canine Insults

Why invoke man’s best friend to insult someone?

Steve Jones
Nov 3 · 4 min read
Conan, canine hero of the al-Baghdadi raid. (US military photo)

Donald Trump is hypocritical about dogs.

This week, he praised a U.S. special forces German Shepherd for its work in the raid that killed Isis leader Bakr Abu al-Baghdadi. The dog, named Conan, was wounded in the raid, but is recovering. Trump announced that Conan will soon visit the White House.

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