12-28-2018, 01:50 PM
Trump then announced to the world, again via tweet, that Saudi Arabia has now agreed to spend the money needed to help rebuild Syria, so the U.S. won't need to do it.
That too is misleading and had to be clarified immediately thereafter.
A spokesperson for the Saudi embassy in Washington DC clarified that the kingdom has not made any new financial pledge to Syria since August, when it was announced that the country has committed $100 million to help stabilize areas of Syria re-taken from ISIS fighters.
“The Kingdom is a major contributor to the global coalition to defeat ISIS, flying the second highest number of stories against ISIS in Syria as well as donating millions of dollars for relief efforts there.”
After that, National Security Council spokesperson Garret Marquis clarified that the president’s tweet was not meant to signal a new financial commitment from the Saudi government.
“The United States welcomes the contributions of all coalition members to the defeat of ISIS in Syria, including strong past contributions from Saudi Arabia,” he said in a statement.
Ref: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics...i-official
That too is misleading and had to be clarified immediately thereafter.
A spokesperson for the Saudi embassy in Washington DC clarified that the kingdom has not made any new financial pledge to Syria since August, when it was announced that the country has committed $100 million to help stabilize areas of Syria re-taken from ISIS fighters.
“The Kingdom is a major contributor to the global coalition to defeat ISIS, flying the second highest number of stories against ISIS in Syria as well as donating millions of dollars for relief efforts there.”
After that, National Security Council spokesperson Garret Marquis clarified that the president’s tweet was not meant to signal a new financial commitment from the Saudi government.
“The United States welcomes the contributions of all coalition members to the defeat of ISIS in Syria, including strong past contributions from Saudi Arabia,” he said in a statement.
Ref: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics...i-official