President Trump spoke with the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar in a phone call Wednesday, one day after the president cited Qatar in a series of tweets after seven Arab countries cut off their ties with that country.
“During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology,” Trump tweeted. “Leaders pointed to Qatar — look!”
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The Pentagon said in response to questions about the president’s tweets that it had no interest in picking a fight with Qatar, and the president’s call to the country’s leader appears to be an attempt to limit the damage from Trump’s comments.
According to the White House, Trump “emphasized the importance of all countries in the region working together” to prevent the flow of money to terrorist organizations and “stop the promotion of extremist ideology.”
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Trump calls leader of Qatar after tweets on "extremism" https://t.co/6wyX9WsVIt pic.twitter.com/ffy6huiasw
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 7, 2017
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