‘A narcissist in Washington tears world accomplishments apart; destabilizes region. U.S. now unwelcomed everywhere in the area including Iraq; tensions escalated to feverish pitch. Taking out despicable military leader terrorist? There are a hundred like him, standing next in line.’
That’s Michael McCain, CEO of Maple Leaf Foods MFI, -2.19% , laying blame on President Donald Trump (without specifically calling out his name) for the Ukrainian passenger jet that was shot down by Iran.
“I am very angry, and time isn’t making me less angry,” he wrote in a series of tweets on Sunday. “A MLF colleague of mine lost his wife and family this week to a needless, irresponsible series of events in Iran.”
He went on to call Trump’s behavior “irresponsible, dangerous, ill-conceived,” and added, “We are mourning and I am livid.”
Iran over the weekend admitted that it actually downed the plane on accident, killing 57 Canadians in the process as its air defenses were on high alert amid the heightening tensions with the U.S.
“The world knows Iran is a dangerous state,” McCain said. “But the world found a path to contain it; not perfect but by most accounts it was the right direction.”
McCain’s tweets went viral overnight, with the initial post racking up almost 50,000 likes and 15,000 retweets.
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