President Trump took credit for the decision of five Arab nations to suspend diplomatic relations with Qatar, a country some of its neighbors accuse of supporting Islamist terrorism and Iran.
In a series of Tuesday morning Tweets, Trump said his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, where he addressed dozens of leaders from Arab and Muslim-majority countries about combating extremism, had inspired some of these nations to isolate Qatar.
So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off. They said they would take a hard line on funding…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2017
…extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar. Perhaps this will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2017
Trump suggested the decision by five countries — Saudi Arabi, Egypt, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Yemen — to cut off Qatar could portend “the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!”
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While Trump cheered this action, an aggressive move to punish Qatar could put the U.S. in a delicate position.
Qatar, a small but energy-rich country, hosts an American air base — the foreign headquarters of U.S. Central Command — and is helping the Saudis fight Iranian-linked Houthi rebels in Yemen’s civil war.
During his May 21 speech in Saudi Arabia, Trump called Qatar a “crucial strategic partner.”
During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar – look!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2017
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JUST IN: Trump takes credit for Gulf countries cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar https://t.co/sLTnEQRkbP pic.twitter.com/oxeXhbyX2C
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 6, 2017
Sounds like the last person to talk to Trump before he left for the middle east was Putin:(
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