Editor’s note: This post has been updated with a response from the White House.
Well this is quite the tweet from the AFP, if true we should add:
#BREAKING Macron says France has convinced Trump to "stay in Syria long-term"
— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 15, 2018
Axios calls it, again, if true, “one of the biggest and most abrt foreign policy reversals in his presidency”:
If Trump follows through on this alleged commitment to Macron, it would be one of the biggest and most abrupt foreign policy reversals in his presidency.https://t.co/GLjrGkBniv
— Axios (@axios) April 15, 2018
As it would be the exact opposite of what the president said over the past two weeks:
"Ten days ago, President Trump was saying the United States of America had a duty to disengage from Syria.
We convinced him it was necessary to stay. I assure you, we have convinced him that it is necessary to stay for the long-term."
(Emmanuel Macron) https://t.co/0x706FatLV— Jérôme Cartillier (@jcartillier) April 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/jbillinson/status/985595567479971840
Alex Jones is the most mockable, but there are plenty of anti-war folks in Trump’s base who won’t be happy with this:
Wait till Alex Jones hears about this. Bring out the smelling salts https://t.co/zK1Xdik1ax
— Chemi Shalev (@ChemiShalev) April 15, 2018
Needles to say, but Trump may change is mind on it:
Long-term in Trump's mind is just over 280 characters https://t.co/iXY2lC58d0
— (((YousefMunayyer))) (@YousefMunayyer) April 15, 2018
And let’s see how the White House reacts:
Perhaps it is asking too much but wouldnt it be nice to learn about US policy from the US government? https://t.co/iXY2lC58d0
— (((YousefMunayyer))) (@YousefMunayyer) April 15, 2018
No response yet from the president, however:
Stand by for Twitter response from Trump: French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday “President Trump said he would like to withdraw from Syria, but we have convinced him it is necessary to stay there”
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 15, 2018
Update:
WH pushing back on @EmmanuelMacron comments that he convinced @realDonaldTrump to keep U.S. forces in Syria for "long term." @PressSec Sanders says: “The U.S. mission has not changed — the President has been clear that he wants U.S. forces to come home as quickly as possible."
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) April 15, 2018
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Related:
WATCH: Alex Jones 'literally crying' after Trump ordered airstrikes against Syria https://t.co/e4DjDeGZhn
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 14, 2018
ICYMI ==> OUCH! Nikki Haley delivered a Russia/Syria smackdown so hard it even left a mark on OBAMA https://t.co/giz5jlWPt8
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 14, 2018
'This is pathetic'! Rachel Maddow floats theory about the Syria strike that SINKS immediately https://t.co/W2I8q5tF6m
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 14, 2018
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