In an interview with US TV, Trump admitted that he wanted to assassinate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2017 and that all preparations were complete, but then-Defense Secretary James Mattis opposed the operation and Advised not to do so.
"I have no regrets about the decision not to target Bashar al-Assad. I don't consider him a good person and I wanted to kill him, but my defense minister was against it," Trump said.
It is believed that the famous American journalist Bob Woodward had revealed in his book in 2018 that Donald Trump had planned to assassinate Bashar al-Assad, but at that time Trump denied any such plan and said that Never considered.
Now, in an interview with American TV, Trump himself has acknowledged the plan.
Analysts have called Trump's confession a propaganda ploy for the November election.
