Trump Responds To Israel's Reluctance To Recognize Syria's Government

On Air Force One, President Trump was asked about Israel's reluctance to recognize Syria's government.

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00:00...with them to get them out.

00:01The Israelis didn't want the U.S. to be recognizing the new Syrian government.

00:06Is there a message that that...

00:07I don't know. I didn't ask them about that.

00:09I thought it was the right thing to do.

00:10I've been given a lot of credit for doing it.

00:13Look, we want Syria to succeed.

00:15It's been a mess for 10 years and much longer than that.

00:19It would not have been... These were very biting.

00:21When you look at the sanctions, these were really brutal.

00:25And they would have, I would say, zero chance of success.

00:28In this way, they have a chance.

00:30Their leader is a strong person.

00:32But young and a lot of energy.

00:35And wants to do a good job.