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Donald Trump Jr's Afghanistan bounty hunting trip draws criticism

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Donald Trump Jr's Afghanistan bounty hunting trip draws criticism

Paul Szoldra
Jul 2, 2020
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Donald Trump Jr's Afghanistan bounty hunting trip draws criticism

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is facing criticism following a recent bounty hunting trip to Afghanistan. Although Trump Jr.’s reputation as a big-game hunter has generated controversy in the past, this latest trip—collecting Russian bounties on American troops—is causing some backlash in Washington.

“It’s well known that I am a hunter of exotic animals,” said Trump Jr. “And when my friend [Russian Ambassador to the U.S.] Anatoly [Antonov] told me that there was a bounty for a certain kind of dangerous prey in Afghanistan, I was like ‘Sign me up!’”

When Trump Jr. learned that the “prey” was actually U.S. military members fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, he hesitated.

“I’m a skilled hunter, right? But I’m not sure I could take down an American soldier. But then I realized I could just ask Dad if he could ‘stock the pond’ with a few slower troops."

Criticism of the trip has been building since news of these bounties, offered by Russian military intel…

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