Donald Trump Lifts Sanctions on Syria, Endorses Al-Qaeda Terrorist Dictators

07/03/2025 Notes in the Margin

Trump praises ‘young, attractive’ Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa who is a known Al-Qaeda terrorist who regime currently persecutes Syrian Christians and massacred 1,500 Alawites.

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