Giuliani: We Congratulated Obama On “Ben Laden”

Newsweek reports:

Rudy Giuliani—who was mayor of New York during the September 11 attacks—has drawn the ire and vexation of Twitter after misspelling the name of Osama Bin Laden.

The 75-year-old, who is now President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, attempted to condemn Democrats over the criticism they have directed at the president and his handling of the Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid—but instead only created further backlash for himself.

A flurry of tweets came when Giuliani spelled the name of the former Al-Qaeda leader as “Ben Laden.” The blunder caused many to mock the former mayor, although some were angered by the mistake.

Contrast the reaction to the killing of Ben Laden. I and my fellow Republicans congratulated President Obama. Are we better than the Dems who are criticizing @realDonaldTrump. No,but maybe it can be a teaching moment to decent Americans to reject this pathology of political hate.

— Rudy Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) October 29, 2019

In one wonderful tweet, Giuliani becomes a real life Larry David sketch, mistakenly saying “Ben Laden” instead of “bin Laden.”

Larry David: “You calling him Ben Ladin or Bin Laden? Ben, that’s almost like a Jewish name … Ben Laden, that sounds like a shirt maker in Manhattan” https://t.co/2DmHZIOy7k pic.twitter.com/hfYFdDcTce

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) October 29, 2019

Here’s the clip: https://t.co/PMXGjzUDKQ

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) October 29, 2019

When the Mayor of NYC during 9/11 speaks about the atrocities that “Ben Laden” committed: pic.twitter.com/6wU3Y3Jvk0

— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) October 29, 2019

I’m just so glad that Ben Laden is finally stepping out of his older brother’s shadow

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) October 29, 2019

This is the first I’m hearing about Ben.

Were you two close?

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 29, 2019