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Donald Trump: “We took the sanctions off Syria.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Discuss Middle East Peace Efforts and Global Trade at the White House

Published | Video Starts at 28:23

It's my duty to ask you back. So, you know, at the request of a lot of countries in the surrounding area of the Middle east, including Bibi, we will. We took the sanctions off Syria. and I met the new leader. I was very impressed by him. Somebody said, well, he comes from a very tough background. I said, well, you know, I'm not that surprised. (28:23–28:26)

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