Death of Colin Powell: Trump accuses the US media of appeasement with the former secretary of state – Yahoo News

Everything but a tribute. Colin Powell “made a lot of mistakes but hey, may he rest in peace!”, Assured Donald Trump on Tuesday in a scathing press release published the day after the death of the former Secretary of State under George W. Bush.

While attacking the former diplomat, the former US president denounced the media coverage of this event, deeming it far too laudatory for the politician.

“Wonderful to see how the disinformation media deals with the late Colin Powell, who made big mistakes on Iraq and notoriously the so-called weapons of mass destruction. I hope that will happen to me someday too,” wrote the former business tycoon.

A “so-called republican”

Donald Tump also accused Colin Powell of being a “Rino” (Republican In Name Only in other words a “so-called republican”, Editor’s note), “always quick to attack other Republicans”. A criticism he has often formulated about the one who was the first African-American to occupy the positions of Chief of Staff of the Armies and then Secretary of State.

One of the pet peeves of the former Republican president, Colin Powell died at the age of 84 of complications related to Covid-19, drawing tributes from across the American political spectrum, including Democratic President Joe Biden.

Colin Powell has always been very critical of Donald Trump. In 2016, he backed Hillary Clinton against the billionaire, and four years later announced his decision to vote for Joe Biden, accusing the Republican president of “lying all the time.”

Original article published on BFMTV.com