Donald Trump's administration has called a suspected chemical attack in Syria the result of the "weakness" of the Obama administration.
The White House blamed the strike on Idlib province - which killed dozens and injured hundreds - directly on the government of President Bashar al-Assad and said the incident was “reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilised world.”
However, Sean Spicer, the White House Press Secretary also made clear that the Trump administration believe the attack occurred thanks to the actions of the President's predecessor, Barack Obama
“These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime are a consequence of the last administration's weakness and irresolution,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer told a briefing. “President Obama said in 2012 that he would establish a 'red line' against the use of chemical weapons and then did nothing.”
Mr Spicer declined to say what the Trump administration would do about the attack but he added that the president had spoken on Tuesday with his national security team about the issue.
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