Donald Trump on Monday shared a post on Truth Social blaming former President Barack Obama for the United States’ ongoing war with Iran, amplifying a meme that depicted Obama next to a pallet of cash with the caption: “Don’t forget the one who funded Iran and caused this war to happen. OBAMA!”
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The image is a reference to a $400 million cash payment the Obama administration made to Iran in January 2016, which the White House at the time said was a longstanding legal dispute over a failed arms deal predating the Islamic Revolution. Critics, including Trump, have long characterized the payment as a ransom — a characterization the Obama administration denied.
The post came from a pro-Trump account called WomenForTrump and was reshared by the president without comment.
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The timing is notable. Trump is currently engaged in active ceasefire negotiations with Iran and has spent the weekend praising what he called a “professional and productive” relationship with Tehran — a striking contrast to the inflammatory framing of the post he chose to amplify on Monday morning.
It also comes just days after Trump’s own Truth Social base revolted against his Iran diplomacy, with supporters accusing him of repeating Obama’s mistakes and demanding military action rather than negotiation.
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