Leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen mocks Trump after raid
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The leader of Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen has released an audio recording in which he describes President Donald Trump as the "White House's new fool" and says a recent U.S. raid against the group killed 25 people, including 11 women and children.
Addressing his followers in the recording, which emerged late Saturday, Qassim al-Rimi says: "The White House's new fool has received a painful blow at your hands in his first outing on your land."
Al-Rimi identifies all 25 purported victims of the Jan. 29 raid and claims that scores of U.S. soldiers were killed or wounded.
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The recording's authenticity could not be immediately verified, but the voice was similar to that of previous recordings by al-Rimi.
The U.S. military says a Navy SEAL was killed in the raid.