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Donald Trump: “We got our minister back from Turkey.”

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White House Meeting: President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu Discuss Trade, Iran, and Middle East Peace

Published April 7, 2025 | Video Starts at 49:07

And we've never had a problem, and we've gone through a lot, and we've never had a problem and always got. We. As you remember, We got our minister back from Turkey. You remember that? And this was a big deal at the time. And we got him back. (49:07–49:10)

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