Trump greets Sisi on arrival at the White House

“The United States is very much behind President Abdel Fatteh El-Sisi and the Egyptian people. He is doing a fantastic job in very difficult circumstances,” said President Donald Trump at a joint news conference with the Egyptian president Monday ahead of their talks at the White House. “You have a great friend and ally in the US and in me,” he stressed. El-Sisis replied: “I fully support the US president’s strategy for fighting terror.

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