- A tweet from the CNN reporter David Wright asking people to “declassify” their dogs is causing everyone to share photos of their pets online.
- This comes after President Donald Trump shared a photo of the military dog credited with helping take down Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group.
- While the photo was released publicly, the dog’s name has still not been confirmed.
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Details are starting to emerge about the operation to take down Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, but perhaps none has captivated the internet as much as the “wonderful dog” that President Donald Trump says took part in the raid.
On Monday, Trump shared a photo of the dog – “name not declassified” – and wrote that he did “such a GREAT JOB” on the mission, in which al-Baghdadi was killed.
We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi! pic.twitter.com/PDMx9nZWvw
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 28, 2019
The thought of a dog needing his identity to be kept a secret led to a viral moment on Twitter, naturally. The CNN reporter David Wright tweeted “everyone declassify pics of your dogs,” and the internet did not disappoint.
Some people chose to fully expose their pups on the web - some even with their names.
https://twitter.com/DaGhostOfRichie/status/1188919772316131328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
I have declassified this picture of my dog. pic.twitter.com/8AQRxgE5jE
— Kim Bhasin (@KimBhasin) October 28, 2019
Winston and Eddie DECLASSIFIED. pic.twitter.com/kGYrcT5SAU
— Michael A. CD 🇨🇦⚓️ (ret’d) (@trimikecanada) October 28, 2019
Others respected their dogs' right to privacy and kindly disguised their identities.
[REDACTED] would not consent to a complete declassification of her image. pic.twitter.com/4WQvdj7G5B
— Nick 🐾👣 (@JWH1895) October 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/oklumberman/status/1188925856527405056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Here is {redacted}, alongside his captured targets pic.twitter.com/zMOCgQuN18
— Dianne Gallagher (@DianneG) October 28, 2019
The military working dog that helped in the raid suffered minor injuries but has returned to duty following treatment.