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Trump says he won’t join Israel’s recognition: ‘Does anyone know what Somaliland is?’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump says he will not follow Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland, but will “study” the matter.
Asked by the New York Post if he would recognize Somaliland, Trump initially says, “No, comma, not at this…” before changing his answer to: “Just say, ‘No.'”
Trump asks: “Does anyone know what Somaliland is, really?”
Trump replies, “big deal,” when asked about the African breakaway country’s offer to host a US military port.
“Everything is under study,” he says. “We’ll study it. I study a lot of things and always make great decisions and they turn out to be correct.”
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