Soleimani died in a U.S. military self-defense operation while planning to kill Americans. Numerous 'Rats took to Twitter to express their sadness at Soleimani's death and anger at the U.S. military.
- Mourning the death of the "the Butcher of Qasayr", Joe Biden called the U.S. military's command and control "erratic and unstable" while Elizabeth Warren said the death of Soleimani - whom she viewed as an heroic fighter - was a "reckless" action.
Rat Senator Chris Murphy, meanwhile, declared U.S. soldiers had no right to defend themselves from being imminently killed without prior debate, committee review, and final approval of Nancy Pelosi's House of Representatives and her wealthy San Francisco campaign donors, and described the American soldiers who carried out the self-defense operation as assassins ("America just assassinate, without any congressional authorization, the second most powerful person" [sic]).
