Trump Falsely Claims ‘Ten Year Search’ for Militant

“Days before Prime Minister Imran Khan was due to visit Washington, Pakistan attempted to smooth things over with President Trump on Wednesday by announcing the arrest of a notorious militant leader who has been living openly for years despite a $10-million U.S. bounty,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“The arrest was not unexpected: Pakistan has detained and released Saeed several times before, most recently in 2017, when he served 10 months under house arrest… Yet President Trump immediately sought to claim credit for Saeed’s latest arrest, tweeting that it was the result of a ‘ten year search’ and that ‘great pressure has been exerted over the last two years to find him.'”