President Donald Trump praised Egyptian president President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, announcing support for his administration.
“He’s done a fantastic job in a very difficult situation,” Trump said. “We are very much behind Egypt and the people of Egypt.”
Al-Sisi was largely shunned by the Obama administration, as he led the military coup to topple President Mohamed Morsi, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. Trump met with al-Sisi in New York during the presidential campaign, building the relationship in September 2016.
Both Trump and al-Sisi are committed to fight against radical Islamic terrorism.
“We will fight terrorism and other things and we’re going to be friends for a long, long period of time,” Trump said.
Al-Sisi praised Trump’s leadership, especially his public statements against radical terrorists, which he described as “a satanic ideology.”
“I’ve had a deep appreciation and admiration of your unique personality, especially as you are standing very strong in the counter-terrorism field,” he said. “To counter this evil ideology that is claiming innocent lives, that is bringing devastation to communities and nations, and that is terrorizing the innocent people.”
COMMENTS
Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting.