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President Trump:  Thank
you very much.

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Please.

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I'm very happy
to announce that,

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with zero of
the Democrats' votes,

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the motion to proceed
on healthcare

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has just passed,

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and now we move forward

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towards truly
great healthcare

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for the American people.

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We look forward to that.
This was a big step.

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I want to thank
Senator John McCain --

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very brave man.

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He made a tough trip
to get here and vote.

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So, we want to
thank Senator McCain

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and all of
the Republicans.

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We passed it without
one Democrat vote.

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And that's a shame but
that's the way it is,

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and it's
very unfortunate.

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But I want to
congratulate

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American people
because

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we're going to give you
great healthcare.

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And we're going to get
rid of Obamacare

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which should have been,
frankly,

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terminated long ago.

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It's been a disaster
for the American people.

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Thank you very much.

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Good afternoon and thank
you all for being here.

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It is my honor to welcome

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Prime Minister Saad
Hariri of Lebanon

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to the White House.

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The Prime Minister and I
have just concluded

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an extensive conversation
about the challenges

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and opportunities
facing Lebanon

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and its neighbors.

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Lebanon is on
the front lines

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in the fight
against ISIS,

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Al Qaeda, and Hezbollah.

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The Lebanese people,
of all faiths,

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are working
together to keep --

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and you know this,

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and we've been discussing
this at great length --

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their country safe
and prosperous.

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They love their country,
and they're going

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to keep it safe
and prosperous.

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Mr. Prime Minister,
I want to commend you

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and your people for
standing up for humanity

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in a very troubled
part of the world.

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The ties between our two
countries stretch back

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more than a century.

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Long, long relationships.

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In 1866,
American missionaries

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founded the American
University of Beirut.

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Now, more than
150 years later --

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and with ongoing
American support --

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this university continues

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to educate generations

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of leaders in the region.

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Today, our two countries
seek to strengthen

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our relationship
in many ways,

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including the pursuit
of stability,

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mutual prosperity,
and peace.

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What the Lebanese Armed
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have accomplished
in recent years

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is very impressive.

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In 2014, when ISIS tried

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to invade
northern Lebanon,

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the Lebanese army
beat them back.

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Since that time,
the Lebanese army

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has been fighting
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to guard Lebanon's border

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and prevent ISIS
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of which there
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from gaining a foothold
inside their country.

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The United States
military has been proud

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to help in that fight

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and will continue
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America's assistance
can help ensure

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that the Lebanese army

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is the only defender
Lebanon needs.

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It's a very effective
fighting force.

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Threats to the Lebanese people
come from inside, as well.

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Hezbollah is a menace
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the Lebanese people,

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and the entire region.

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The group continues
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its military arsenal,

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which threatens
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another conflict
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constantly fighting
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With the support of Iran,

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the organization
is also fueling

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the humanitarian
catastrophe in Syria.

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Hezbollah likes
to portray itself

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as a defender
of Lebanese interests,

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but it's very clear
that its true interests

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are those of itself
and its sponsor --

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Iran.

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I have repeatedly
emphasized

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that Syria's neighbors
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must take responsibility

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for
helping Syrian refugees

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until they can
return home

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and rebuild
their country.

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The Lebanese people
have led the way,

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accepting more
Syrian refugees

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per capita than
any other nation.

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It's not even close.

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I want to thank
the Prime Minister

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and the Lebanese people
for giving shelter

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to those victimized
by ISIS,

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the Assad regime,

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and their supporters
and sponsors,

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and pledge our continued
support to Lebanon.

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Since the start
of the Syrian crisis,

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the United States

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has helped Lebanon
support Syrian refugees

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with clean water, food,
shelter, and health care.

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Our approach, supporting
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needs of displaced
Syrian citizens

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as close to their home
country as possible,

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is the best way
to help most people.

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America is proud
to stand with those

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who have the courage
to stand up to terrorism

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and take responsibility

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for affairs
in their own region.

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The reliance
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of the Lebanese people
in the face of war

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and terror
is extraordinary.

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We honor the citizens
of Lebanon

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who are working to secure
a future of peace,

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stability,
and prosperity

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for their children.

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Mr. Prime Minister,

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I'm grateful that
you're here today.

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It's a big day
in our country

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because of the vote that
you just heard about.

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We stood and watched
the results

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on television
before coming out,

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and you found it very
interesting, I hope --

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Prime Minister Hariri:
Yes, I did.

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President Trump:  --
and very important.

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I look forward
to working with you

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to strengthen
our partnership

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and the enduring
friendship

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between the American
and Lebanese peoples.

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Thank you very much.
Mr. Prime Minister.

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Prime Minister Hariri:
Thank you.

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Good afternoon.

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I had the honor
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and the pleasure to hold
a very good meeting

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with President Trump.

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I appreciate
his leadership

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and the United States'
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in the world today.

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We discussed the
situation in our region

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and the efforts
we, in Lebanon,

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are making to safeguard
our political

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and economic stability,

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while combatting
terrorism.

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I thank President Trump
for his support

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to our army
and security agencies,

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as well as his support
to maintaining peace

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and stability along
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where our government
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to the United Nations

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Security Council
Resolution 1701,

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as well as
all resolutions.

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We also discussed
the pressures Lebanon

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is facing as a result

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of 1.5 million Syrians

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displaced in our country.

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I outlined
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my government's vision
for dealing

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with this crisis
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of the international
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We also discussed
economic prospects

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in Lebanon

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and our government's
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inclusive economic growth

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with a particular
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I thank President Trump
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of America
for their support

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to the Lebanese people,

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striving to keep
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a model of moderation,
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coexistence,

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and democratic
governance in our region.

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Thank you.

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President Trump:
Thank you very much.

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Margaret Talev, please.

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The Press: Thank you.

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President Trump:  Hello,
Margaret.

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The Press: Hi.
Hi, Mr. President.

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Mr. Prime Minister,
I'll have a question

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for you also
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if you'll bear with me.

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You spoke earlier today

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with The Wall
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we've all seen
those comments --

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but I think everybody
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is hoping
that you could talk

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a little bit
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You have called your 
Attorney General, "beleaguered."

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You have criticized
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to recuse himself
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And your, kind of,
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before the White House
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So, I'm wondering if you
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a little bit about
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you've lost confidence
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whether you want him
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whether you're prepared
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if he doesn't,
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sort of letting him twist
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rather than just making
the call for him.

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Thank you.

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President Trump: Well,
I don't think

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I am doing that,

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but I am disappointed
in the Attorney General.

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He should not have
recused himself

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almost immediately
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And if he was going
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he should have told me
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and I would have,
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picked somebody else.

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So, I think
that's a bad thing

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not for the President,

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but for the presidency.

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I think it's unfair
to the presidency.

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And that's the way
I feel.

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Thank you.

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The Press: Thank you.
Mr. Prime Minister,

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could you tell us
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the Saudi-led
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This is something that
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to the U.S. also
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Do you think
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doing enough on terror?

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And if so, would you like
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increase the pressure
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to ease its blockade?

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And, Mr. President,
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any more of your thinking
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the path with Attorney
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and maybe your timeline
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that would be great,
thank you.

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President Trump:
You don't give up.

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That's okay.

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Prime Minister Hariri:
Thank you.

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I think there is an
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They're leading
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And I think they made
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We believe that dialogue
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in improving
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between Saudi Arabia
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I believe that maybe
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also could help
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in the Gulf.

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Denise.

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The Press: I have
one question

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for the President
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for the Prime Minister.

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Congress introduced
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against
Hezbollah last week.

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What is your position
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and on the role
Hezbollah is playing

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in the region and Syria?

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President Trump:  I'll be
making my position

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very clear
over the next 24 hours.

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We're going to see what
is exactly taking place.

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I have meetings with some
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military representatives
and others,

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so I'll be making that
decision very shortly.

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Okay? Thank you.

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The Press: And about
its role in Syria

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and the region?

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President Trump:
Whose role?

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The Press:
Hezbollah's role.

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President Trump:  I'll be
talking

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about that tomorrow.

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The Press:
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Prime Minister Hariri: 
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President Trump:
Blake Burman, thank you.

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Hello, Blake.

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The Press: President
Trump, hello. Thank you.

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Indulge us here
for a second.

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Just to pick up
where Margaret left off,

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the American people I
think would like to know:

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Do you feel that
the Attorney General

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should indeed stay?

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Do you intend
on firing him?

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Why should he remain
as the Attorney General?

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And, secondly,
on a separate topic,

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with the healthcare vote
that just came about,

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there is still
long ways to go.

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At what point do you feel
that Republicans,

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if they can't get
something done,

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should just say, you know
what, we gave it a go,

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let's move on to tax
reform instead?

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Thank you.

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President Trump:  I want
the Attorney General

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to be much tougher

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on the leaks from
intelligence agencies,

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which are leaking like

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rarely have they
ever leaked before,

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at a very
important level.

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These are
intelligence agencies.

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We cannot have
that happen.

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You know many of my views
in addition to that,

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but I think that's one of
the very important things

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that they have
to get on with.

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I told you before,
I'm very disappointed

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with
the Attorney General,

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but we will see
what happens.

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Time will tell.

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Time will tell.

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On healthcare,
I'm extremely happy

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that we got this vote.

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They say, if you
look historically,

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this is the tough
vote to get.

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Now we're all going
to sit together

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and we're going to try
and come up

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with something that's
really spectacular.

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We have a lot of options,

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and a lot
of great options.

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And the Republican
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really went out there.

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It's not easy when
you have 52 senators

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and you have a bloc of 48
voting against you.

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No matter what it is,

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no matter
how good it sounds,

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it's very hard to get

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the kind of numbers
that we got.

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We ended up with 51 votes
-- 51 to whatever.

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I don't know what it is.
Yeah, 51-50.

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So, we had
two Republicans

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that went against us,

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which is very sad,
I think.

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It's very, very sad --
for them.

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But I'm very, very happy
with the result.

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I believe now we will,

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over the next week
or two,

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come up with a plan

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that's
going to be really,

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really wonderful
for the American people.

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Obamacare is a disaster.

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It's failing
on every front.

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It's too expensive.

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It gives
horrible coverage.

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It was gotten by a lie,
28 times. It was a lie.

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"You can keep
your doctor,

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you can keep your plan"
-- all lies.

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And the people
are sick of it.

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And we're going
to come up with a great

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healthcare
that satisfies

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the needs of the people
that we serve,

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which is the people
of the United States.

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I will say -- and I said
it right at the beginning

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-- healthcare
is always difficult

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because you have
to weed a very,

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very narrow path,

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like a quarter
of an inch wide,

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right down the middle.

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And if you go a little
bit too far right,

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you lose three people
on the left.

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And if you go a little
bit too far left,

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you lose five people
on the right.

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It is a very,

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very complex
and difficult task,

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but it's something

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I actually know
quite a bit about.

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I want to just thank
some of

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the Republican senators,

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who were really fantastic
in getting us here,

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in particular John McCain
for making the trip.

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But I think you're
going to have

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a great healthcare.

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This is the beginning
of the end

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for the disaster known
as Obamacare.

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Thank you very much.

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The Press: Mr. President,
how can the United States

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help Lebanon cope
with the massive

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number of refugees --
of Syrian refugees?

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And is there a way

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you can help facilitate
the refugees'

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return to their home
country?

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President Trump:  Well,
we are helping.

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And one of the things

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that we have made
tremendous strides

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at is
getting rid of ISIS.

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We have generals
that don't like to talk;

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they like to do.

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And we were with General
Mattis last night,

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and the success

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they've had against
ISIS is extraordinary.

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We've made more progress
in the last four

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or five months
than previous --

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really, I could say, the
previous administration

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made in eight years.

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And then we have to see
what we have to see.

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But I will tell you,
ISIS in Syria,

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ISIS in Iraq, ISIS in
other locations --

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we have made
tremendous strides.

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Our military

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is an incredible
fighting force.

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And as you know,
I let the commanders

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on the ground
do what they had to do.

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Before, they used
to have to call

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in this beautiful house
and speak to people

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that didn't know
what was happening --

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where they were,
what locations --

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practically, probably 
never heard of the countries

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they were talking about,
or the towns.

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I let the generals
do what they had to do.

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And we have made
tremendous plans.

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We were discussing
it just before.

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We have made
tremendous gains

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with respect
to ISIS in Syria, Iraq,

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and other places.

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Thank you.

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The Press: What about
Bashar al-Assad in Syria?

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President Trump: Assad?

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The Press: Assad.

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President Trump: 
I'm not a fan of Assad, okay?

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He will tell you that,

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because we hit
58 out of 58,

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or, you could even say,
59 out of 59,

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when we launched
the Tomahawk missiles.

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No, I am not
a fan of Assad.

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I certainly think
that what he's done

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to that country

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and to humanity
is horrible.

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So, I have been saying
that for a long time.

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I am not somebody
that will stand by

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and let him get away
with what he tried to do.

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And he did it
a number of times --

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when President Obama drew
the red line in the sand.

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And then he should have
crossed that red line,

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because some horrible
acts

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against
humanity took place,

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including gas and the
killing through gases.

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That was a bad day
for this country.

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And I'd go a step
further that,

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had President Obama
gone across that line

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and done
what he should have done,

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I don't believe
you'd have Russia

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and I don't believe

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you'd have Iran to
anywhere near the extent,

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and maybe not at all,
in Syria today.

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Thank you very much.

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The Press:
(No translation provided.)

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Prime Minister Hariri:
(No translation provided.)

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The Press:
(No translation provided.)

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Prime Minister Hariri: 
(No translation provided.)

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President Trump:  Thank
you very much, everybody.

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Appreciate it. Thank you.

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Prime Minister Hariri:
Thank you so much.

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President Trump: Mr.
Prime Minister, thank you.