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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328439-trump-i-told-chinese-president-about-syria-airstrikes-over-dessert
Trump: I told Chinese president about Syria airstrikes over dessert
By Rebecca Savransky - 04/12/17 10:09 AM EDT
President Trump said he told Chinese President Xi Jinping about the U.S. missile strike on Syria while the two were eating dessert.
During an interview on Fox Business, Trump was asked about the fact that he was with the Chinese president when the U.S. launched the airstrikes on Syria in retaliation for a chemical attack last week in northern Syria that killed dozens of civilians.
The president said he was sitting at the table with Xi and had just finished dinner.
"We're now having dessert, and we had the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen," Trump said during an interview on Fox Business. "And President Xi was enjoying it."
Trump said he had been given a message "from the generals."
"That the ships are locked and loaded, what do you do and we made a determination to do it, so the missiles were on the way," Trump said.
"And I said, Mr. President, let me explain something to you. This is during dessert. We've just fired 59 missiles, all of which hit by the way, unbelievable from, you know, hundreds of miles away, all of which hit."
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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328439-trump-i-told-chinese-president-about-syria-airstrikes-over-dessert
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(35,454 posts)tanyev
(49,683 posts)JTFrog
(14,274 posts)Said contestant on Jeopardy! last night. I have 100% confidence said tape of the tangerine tinkling party exists.
DK504
(3,847 posts)Sweet Mother help us. Beautful cake. The Generals.
And the bestest : We've just fired 59 missiles, all of which hit by the way, unbelievable from, you know, hundreds of miles away, all of which hit."
Doing a Sam Kinison primal scream right now.
spanone
(142,060 posts)uppityperson
(116,026 posts)Trump misspoke during the interview, mentioning Iraq instead of Syria as the target.
"So what happens is I said, 'We've just launched 59 missiles... heading to Iraq," Trump
world wide wally
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