He took over Syria and he doesn't want to take the credit. You know, all of those people are his surrogates. But the leader of Syria, the new leader, as you know, I took sanctions off in order to let them breathe, because those sanctions were very strong. But I think we should have a major announcement today. He was responsible for that victory. It was a victory for Turkey because they've been fighting as you know, for like a thousand years. (18:07–18:13)
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Asserts that Donald Trump removed strong sanctions to allow Syria to breathe.
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