Iraqi protesters burn Trump images outside U.S. Embassy over al-Maliki re-election remarks, aid threat: Video
Protesters assembled outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, January 28, to denounce recent statements made by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The demonstration was sparked by Trump’s rejection of the potential re-election of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Protesters held Iraqi flags, setting fire to images of Trump and the US flag. The demonstration took place under heightened security measures.
The protest followed Trump’s comments on his Truth Social platform, where he warned that “Iraq could make a grave mistake by re-electing Nouri al-Maliki as Prime Minister.” He also threatened to withdraw US aid to Iraq, adding that without it “there will be no chance for success, prosperity, or freedom.”
In response, al-Maliki stated on Wednesday evening through his official X account. “We categorically reject the blatant American interference in Iraq's internal affairs,” he wrote.
The 75-year-old Nouri al-Maliki, a senior Iraqi political figure, served as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2014 and Vice President twice, from 2014 to 2015 and from 2016 to 2018.
Three years after the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq that resulted in the execution of long‑time leader Saddam Hussein, al‑Maliki became the country’s first full‑term prime minister in the post‑Saddam era.
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