Armed Islamist militants in Syria were in jeeps headed route to Damascus, completing the overthrow of the Assad regime, when Donald Trump sat with world leaders in Paris last weekend to see the rebuilt Notre Dame cathedral.
Seated between the French first couple, the US president-elect continued to monitor the startling development in the Middle East in this split-screen moment of world news.
He wrote, “Syria is a mess, but is not our friend,” on his Truth Social network that same day.
“THE UNITED STATES SHOULD NOTHING DO WITH IT,” he continued. WE DO NOT FIGHT THIS. LET IT GO. AVOID GETTING INVOLVED.
