US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that, along with “hard” world leaders, hours after he signed what he described as a complex peace agreement in Gaza, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey as a guarantor.
In the audio clip of the White House, Trump can be heard and said, “I get along with the hard ones. I don’t understand the weak ones …” he reportedly watched his earlier comments in Egypt.
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“I don’t know what it is, but (Turkish president) Erdogan was great with me. You know when NATO has a problem with Erdogan, which they often do, they tell me to talk to him, and I never worked with him immediately,” the US President said.
Trump’s comments, allegedly given by the press from Air Force One 13. October, after the US President spoke in detail about his “difficult” friend Erdogan at the peace summit at Sharm El-Sheikh.
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“Tough Cookie” – but also “friend”
After signing the Trump Agreement, “I don’t know what it is, I like people better than I like, easy,” with reference to Recipe Tayyip Erdogan, adding that the Turkish president was a “hard cookie” besides his “friend”.
“If you look at some of the recent conflicts, he was at their peak and won and won them,” said the US president, leaning his hat into the Turkish armed forces.
“He doesn’t want any credit; he doesn’t want anything. He just wants to stay alone,” Trump said about Erdogan.
Every time I ever needed it, he was there for me, ”Trump added to loudly applause from all leaders who gathered at the summit.
Trump talks about the Turkish president and his frequent clashes with NATO, he said, “If NATO has a problem with him,” because he is difficult, they call me and say, “Would you do me a favor and talk to Erdogan?” And I do and never disappoint us … It’s amazing. ”
At a press conference after the Trump summit, he also accumulated the praise of the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, whose support together with Turkey will be essential for the peace agreement in Gaza.
While Trump’s 20-point peace plan, whose first phase, which is now introduced, was considered an important milestone, is questioned about the details of the agreement, including whether Hamas disarms and whether the ceasefire will eventually lead to the creation of a Palestinian state.
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