From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Trump condemns ‘unspeakable’ chemical attack in Syria
President Donald Trump is denouncing the chemical attack on Syrian civilians, calling it an “affront to humanity.”
“These are very troubled times in the Middle East,” Trump says as he welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan to the White House.
He calls the attack a “horrible thing, unspeakable” and says, “It’s a terrible affront to humanity.”
Trump also thanks the king and his wife for visiting the White House, saying the two leaders will engage in some “very interesting discussions.”
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— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 5, 2017
Asked how he plans to respond to the attack he blames on Syrian President Bashar Assad, Trump says, “You’ll see.”
A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria’s rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday. It’s one of the worst attacks in the country’s six-year civil war.
— AP
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