Thread by @TimInHonolulu

1. Why did @realdonaldTrump say Syrian Kurds are selling oil to Iran? First, though they rarely make public statements, #SDF have politely explained that is not so & would be difficult if not impossible because Syria has no border with #Iran. @WHNSC @foxandfriends @hogangidley45

2. Nobody could accuse @POTUS of a firm grasp of facts, so could he be confusing Iraqi Kurds with Syrian Kurds? We know that Manafort was involved in the failed KRG referendum and I suspected the subsequent attack by the IRGC on Kirkuk and siezure of the fields. Is that it?

3. Trump gets intel briefings and is known to leak secrets. There have been reports of the Kurkuk oil being traded with Iran. Is that what he was talking about? The @WhiteHouse owes the #SDF, our brave loyal allies, a response about what was the basis of that statement.

4. It would be helpful if someone could produce video piece about how #ISIS stole Syrian oil and sold to Turkey through #Erdogan's family. Then SDF took the fields. Remind @POTUS about the Feb 8 @Conoco battle with Russian 🇷🇺 mercenaries whose boss, Priogozhin, Mueller indicted.

5. Report on how the #SDF with US support still takes oil fields from ISIS, and how SDF then use small portable refineries for local consumption. Maybe we could sell @Trump on a big refinery that he could help broker? Selling US🇺🇸 technology. You remember? #MAGA #winning. 😎