The image of Trump monitoring the attack on the IS leader is thought to be much different from the image of Obama following the Bin Laden raid.

The White House yesterday released a photo showing President Donald Trump on October 26 with his senior advisers sitting in the Situation Room to watch the U.S. special mission raid to kill the Islamic State supreme leader. (IS) self-proclaimed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

This image was immediately compared to the famous image of President Barack Obama and officials in his administration following the 2011 terrorist raid on Osama bin Laden, led by the former director of the Office. White House photographer Pete Souza took.

Some critics commented in the picture of Trump, the President sitting in the center, everyone around dressed in tie, tie and look at the camera. On the table were cable clips that didn't seem to be connected to anything.

In contrast, Obama in the picture does not sit at the top of the table and most of the surrounding officials, including former Vice President Joe Biden, do not wear suits or ties. No one looks at the camera and causes tension. These differences make many doubt that the photo in Trump's Situation Room seems to have been staged.

Souza photographer initially expressed doubt about the authenticity of the photo. "According to the report, the raid took place at 15:30 Washington time. But according to the image management data in the camera, the picture was taken at 17:05," Souza commented below the photo by the White House Social Media Director. Dan Scavino posted on Twitter October 27.

Some supporters of Souza's theory of a "staged photo", citing data on Trump's golfing activity showed that the President was playing golf at 15:33 on October 26, when the raid was supposedly is in progress, and will only return to the White House at 16:18.

However, many journalists and observers later pointed out Souza's mistake. According to New Yorker correspondent Ben Taub, the information from the scene showed that the leader of the IS leader in Idlib's hiding place took place at about 23:00 on October 26, Syria time, 17:00 in Washington. The AP also reported the attack was carried out after midnight in Syria.

Souza then corrected on Twitter that he "did not say the photo was staged" and that the raid might still take place at 17:00.

The White House boss yesterday confirmed al-Baghdadi had died by detonating a bomb belt after a night raid by the US military in Syria, adding that the IS leader was "running and crying and screaming" when was chased and "the body was no longer intact, buried in the tunnel."

Al-Baghdadi's death was seen as a major victory for Trump after he abruptly decided to withdraw US troops from northeastern Syria and was heavily criticized, as many thought the move would help Islamic State fight back. born.