Writer Alex Christoforou went as far as to say the US president knows the chemical attack in Syria, which left dozens dead and more than 500 injured, is a “hoax and false flag”. But he said Mr Trump was happy to exploit it for his own gain.

Mr Christoforou suggested the real reason why the United States wanted to begin World War Three could be down to the Petrodollar, which is seen as a threat to the US economy.

He said: “The last two nations that tried to introduce a currency to compete against the petrodollar were Libya and Iraq.”

Another possible motive, Mr Christoforou suggested, was the military-industrial complex, in which a country ensures a war takes place in order to provide funding for its arms industries. Regardless of the motive, Mr Trump seems intent on bringing the world to the brink of World War 3.

However today the US president appeared to backtrack slightly. He posted: “Never said when an attack on Syria would take place. Could be very soon or not so soon at all! In any event, the United States, under my Administration, has done a great job of ridding the region of ISIS. Where is our ‘Thank you America?’”