Perhaps the public version will be edited to include sound, because the version the president saw does not despite his assertion Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was "whimpering, crying and screaming all the way."
US Central Command, Gen. Frank McKenzie, told reporters he could not confirm that.
Intelligence and military officials told the New York Times the footage connected to the White House situation room broadcasted overhead surveillance shots of the dark compound with heat signatures identifying individuals featured, like U.S. forces.
That footage would not have been able to extend into the tunnel where al-Baghdadi was supposedly "whimpering, crying and screaming," nor include audio of it.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper refused to corroborate the president's story while appearing on ABC's This Week, saying:
"I don't have those details. The president probably had the opportunity to talk to commanders on the ground."
What can we expect from a reality TV star?
This is the alternative reality in which Donald Trump is forcing us all to live.
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