Iran launched a missile attack on Israel on Tuesday, plunging the war-torn region into a new level of conflict. But one American politician was quick to commit violence against himself.

Just moments after the strike, Donald Trump turned to Truth Social to soak up any social benefits from the provocation in the Middle East.

“Look at the world today – look at the missiles flying in the Middle East right now, look at what is happening with Russia/Ukraine, look at the inflation that is destroying the world,” wrote Trump in a post. “None of this happened while I was president!”

In another post, Trump called the conflict “completely avoidable.”

“It should never have happened,” Trump said. “IF I WERE PRESIDENT, THIS WOULDN’T HAPPENED!”

While it’s impossible to say exactly how a Trump presidency would have handled the devastating aftermath of the October 7 attack in Israel, Trump hasn’t exactly been on the side of peace. Instead, he claimed that Israel would face “utter annihilation” if he wasn’t elected in November, openly questioned the faith of Jewish Americans if they didn’t support him over Vice President Kamala Harris, and encouraged the Jewish state to “Quit, what they started.”

Meanwhile, some members of Trump’s inner circle, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, have been extremely vocal about the complex conflict and called on Israel to further escalate violence against its neighbors.

“Anyone calling for a ceasefire in the north is wrong. There is no turning back for Israel. They cannot now afford not to finish the job and completely dismantle the arsenal aimed at them. You will never get another chance,” Kushner wrote on X on Saturday.

The Republican presidential candidate also drew displeasure from some of his supporters last month when he hosted Qatari leaders at his Palm Beach resort. Some potential MAGA voters condemned Middle Eastern leaders as anti-Semitic over their country’s role in moderating ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.

To date, the Health Ministry in Gaza has recorded more than 41,500 deaths from the catastrophic conflict, in which Israel has weaponized mass starvation and blocked or destroyed access to essential resources such as water, food, fuel, electricity and medical aid.