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Donald Trump: “You've done what nobody has been able to do in 2,000 years…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 49:43

I don't think it will be a problem. Now, with that being said, I believe it was Turkey. And I said that to him. I said it. I said, congratulations. You've done what nobody has been able to do in 2,000 years. You've taken over Syria with different names, but same thing. I said, you've taken it over. He's taken it over through surrogates. He goes, no, no, no, no, no, no. It was not me. I said, it was you. (49:43–49:52)

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Asserts that Turkey has effectively taken control over Syria, a feat not accomplished in 2,000 years.

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