Trump Lights Up Twitter After Praising Saddam Hussein

Donald Trump ignited a Twitter storm Tuesday after praising former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein for killing terrorists in a speech bashing Hillary Clinton's foreign policy.

"Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right?" he asked supporters in Raleigh, N.C. "He was a bad guy. Really bad guy.

"But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so well. They didn’t read them rights. They didn’t talk.

"They were a terrorists, it was over.

"Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorists," the presumptive Republican nominee said. "You want to be a terrorist, you go to Iraq.

"It’s like Harvard, OK? So sad."

The remarks lit up Twitter, with some even questioning Trump's remarks coming after the Fourth of July:

Of all days, why does Trump have to praise Saddam Hussein TODAY?! 😳

— Bob Estes (@BobEstesPGA) July 6, 2016

@JimMWeber he's officially lost his mind

— John McLean (@NoleNation2013) July 6, 2016

@JimMWeber We're all going to die

— Steven DeJong (@StevenDeJong93) July 6, 2016

@thedailybeast @realDonaldTrump outrageousness seems to bring out the worst part of us as Americans. I'm increasingly sickened by it.

— Rene Sellers (@michelle_rene) July 6, 2016

The most amazing thing about Trump praising Saddam is how he's managed to turn Hillary's worst subject (Iraq) into an asset for her campaign

— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) July 6, 2016

Wait. Trump praised Saddam Hussein? https://t.co/kbqX6DF4ei

— Gyro Dude (@BfloDude) July 6, 2016

Despicable, ignorant and dangerous https://t.co/cytgjEdOH7

— Hassan Hassan (@hxhassan) July 6, 2016