Reuters reports:
Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said President Donald Trump reassured him about his plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and his commitment to defeating Islamic State during a White House meeting on Sunday.
“We talked about Syria. He told me some things I didn’t know that made me feel a lot better about where we’re headed in Syria,” Graham told reporters outside the White House after the meeting.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who criticized President Trump’s withdrawal of troops from the Middle East, says Trump today told him “some things I didn’t know that make me feel a lot better about where we’re headed in Syria” pic.twitter.com/HBbvzirDfO
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“There’s a deal to be had, I think,” says @LindseyGrahamSC after lunch discussion with Pres Trump about funding for border wall. Says deal could include work permits for DACA individuals. Graham sees chance for a breakthrough to end shutdown.
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