Thursday, April 20, 2017

US President rules out further US military action in Libya


US President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out further US military action in Libya.

But he added that he does see a role for his country in defeating ISIS in the region.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the White House...President Trump said the US is already heavily involved in other global conflicts:

IN: "I do not see..."
OUT: "...in that regard."
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Speaking to reporters at the White House...Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni also reiterated his country's progress towards fulfilling its NATO budget commitments:

IN: "We are used..."
OUT: "...is very clear."
DUR: 19 seconds


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Speaking at the joint press conference...US President Donald Trump also accused Iran of not keeping to the spirit of the 2015 nuclear deal.

President Trump has been a tough critic of the agreement...repeatedly labelling it "the worst deal ever."

And he told reporters that the US will be announcing their judgement of Iran's commitment to the pact soon:
IN: "They are not..."
OUT: "...of the argreement."
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