The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, praised the role of Turkey in the change that took place in Syria.
In a speech at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, he described the ousting of Bashar al-Assad as “a war-torn war” led by Turkey.
On the other hand, Donald Trump called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “a very smart leader”.
Trump also criticized the brutal actions of Bashar al-Assad, calling him a “murderer”.
“I believe that the president is a smart and strong man. Turkey took over Syria in a far from friendly manner without many people dying. I would say that Assad was a butcher in terms of what he did to the children of Syria,” he said. Trump.
