WINONA — Rep. Jim Hagedorn is praising President Trump for ordering the assassination of a top Iranian military commander accused of killing thousands.
“America and the world are safer with the elimination of Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani was a known terrorist whose very existence was a threat to U.S. troops and Syrian civilians,” Hagedorn, who represents Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, wrote on Twitter. “I applaud President Trump for his decisiveness and for demonstrating that no attack on Americans will be tolerated, and I thank our courageous military members who carried out this mission swiftly and effectively.”
The Pentagon on Thursday confirmed the death of Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force.