Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017

Following Thursday’s horrific tragedy in Barcelona when a van veered onto Las Ramblas promenade, killing 14 people and injuring 100 others, President Donald Trump is once again being criticized for his response by tweeting that people should “study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!”

As Marie Claire points out, “Gen. John Pershing, who died in 1948, served as commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. And this isn’t the first time Trump has referenced the US army officer. During the presidential campaign, he told a widely discredited story that Pershing had halted Muslim attacks in the Philippines by shooting rebels with bullets dipped in pigs’ blood. Pork is taboo for Muslims, but that story has been widely debunked by historians as unsubstantiated or exaggerated.”

Critics are now wondering exactly what Trump meant, seeing as his tactics weren’t specific.