“Ten days ago, President Trump said the U.S.’s will is to disengage from Syria. We convinced him that it was necessary to stay,” Macron said during a two-hour TV interview broadcast on Sunday night.
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Shortly after Macron’s statement, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement that the U.S. mission to Syria “has not changed.”
“The president has been clear that he wants U.S. forces to come home as quickly as possible,” she said.
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