Pakistan gave lies, deceit in return for US aid, says Donald Trump in fiery tweet

On August 14, the US President tweeted: “Starting to develop a much better relationship with Pakistan and its leaders, I want to thank them for their cooperation on many fronts.” (Reuters)

In what is arguably the most severe public indictment ever of Pakistan by a US President, Donald Trump on Monday said that his country has “foolishly” given Pakistan more than $33 billion in aid over the last 15 years and has got nothing in return but “lies & deceit”. Posting his first tweet of 2018, Trump wrote: “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!” Trump’s tweet was posted at 5.42 pm IST on Monday, and retweeted by more than 14,200 Twitter accounts and liked by more than 34,000 within an hour. Responding to the remarks, Pakistan’s…