Donald Trump tweeted Monday he is fulfilling a campaign promise by pulling U.S. troops from Syria, and slammed the criticism from the “failed Generals” who were unable to get troops out of Syria before he took office.

“I campaigned on getting out of Syria and other places,” Trump tweeted. “Now when I start getting out the Fake News Media, or some failed Generals who were unable to do the job before I arrived, like to complain about me & my tactics, which are working. Just doing what I said I was going to do!

…I campaigned on getting out of Syria and other places. Now when I start getting out the Fake News Media, or some failed Generals who were unable to do the job before I arrived, like to complain about me & my tactics, which are working. Just doing what I said I was going to do!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2018

Earlier this month, Trump, against the advice of top advisers, announced that troops would be sent home from Syria. He claimed victory over the Islamic State and said U.S. troop presence is no longer needed in that area.

Trump also said earlier in December other countries should take over the U.S. position of policing the region.

Although there has been widespread backlash for his decision to pull troops from Syria, Trump says the jabs come from either the “fake news media” or “failed Generals.”

“If anybody but Donald Trump did what I did in Syria, which was an ISIS loaded mess when I became President, they would be a national hero,” Trump said in another tweet. “ISIS is mostly gone, we’re slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting ISIS remnants.”

If anybody but Donald Trump did what I did in Syria, which was an ISIS loaded mess when I became President, they would be a national hero. ISIS is mostly gone, we’re slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting ISIS remnants……

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2018

“Except the results are FAR BETTER than I ever said they were going to be! I campaigned against the NEVER ENDING WARS, remember!”

…..Except the results are FAR BETTER than I ever said they were going to be! I campaigned against the NEVER ENDING WARS, remember!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2018

Oh but Trump wasn’t done!

The president continued, “I am the only person in America who could say that, “I’m bringing our great troops back home, with victory,” and get BAD press. It is Fake News and Pundits who have FAILED for years that are doing the complaining. If I stayed in Endless Wars forever, they would still be unhappy!”

I am the only person in America who could say that, “I’m bringing our great troops back home, with victory,” and get BAD press. It is Fake News and Pundits who have FAILED for years that are doing the complaining. If I stayed in Endless Wars forever, they would still be unhappy!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2018

Twitter quickly shot back:

Stop crying you stupid son of a bitch. You are supposed to be potus. You are not supposed to be reactionary to every alternate point of view. This is why you are tagged as a shit for brains, and a talking toilet @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/YMwwjAyOL5

— Tom Kierstyn (@TKierstyn) December 31, 2018

Lies.
The world sees through your lies.
The only generals you seem to like are those going to jail, is this correct?
Those men are a million times better than you are, they have bigger hands and no bone spurs, a sense of morality and love their country, unlike you.#TrumpResign https://t.co/GV8RYhKyrA

— I am that… (@Nievenegro) December 31, 2018

Lies.
The world sees through your lies.
The only generals you seem to like are those going to jail, is this correct?
Those men are a million times better than you are, they have bigger hands and no bone spurs, a sense of morality and love their country, unlike you.#TrumpResign https://t.co/GV8RYhKyrA

— I am that… (@Nievenegro) December 31, 2018

And now he's backstabbing our military leaders – as he has backstabbed our intelligence community. This is @realdonaldtrump. Before this nightmare ends, he will backstab everyone. Everyone. He is without honor. He's loyal only to himself. https://t.co/0XXhdWM5P3

— Jim Fusilli (@jimfusillibooks) December 31, 2018

These are the words that will haunt this country for years. He doesn't know anything. Not only calling real news fake but generals failures. These are real consequences and he is still doing it. No wonder his polls are at 35 to 40%. https://t.co/7hSQr22L3Q

— Mexican ninja (@hispanicninja2) December 31, 2018