'Where is my favourite dictator?': Trump asked while waiting for Egyptian president Sisi

[Kailash Kumar]

'Where's my favourite dictator?': Trump comment on Egyptian president 'met with stunned silence', report says

Clark Mindock

14 minutes ago

Donald Trump once referred to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as his "favourite dictator" as he awaited a meeting with the world leader, according to a new report.

The comment, detailed in a new Wall Street Journal report, was met with stunned silence from American and Egyptian officials, who had gathered inside the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, France for this year's G7 summit.

"Where's my favourite dictator?" Mr Trump is reported to have said in a loud voice, several people who were in the room told the Journal.

Those witnesses said that they believed his comment was made in jest, but was nonetheless met with muted response. It is not clear if Mr Sisi was in the room, or if he heard the comment.

According to the Journal, the meeting in which Mr Trump called Mr Sisi his favourite dictator included Egyptian officials like minister of foreign affairs Sameh Shoukry, and Egypt's chief of general intelligence service, Abbas Kamel.

US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin was also reported to be in attendance, alongside then-national security adviser John Bolton, among others.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-sisi-favorite-dictator-meeting-a9104951.html

 

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'Where's my favourite dictator?': Trump comment on Egyptian president 'met with stunned silence', report says

Clark Mindock

14 minutes ago

Donald Trump once referred to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as his "favourite dictator" as he awaited a meeting with the world leader, according to a new report.

The comment, detailed in a new Wall Street Journal report, was met with stunned silence from American and Egyptian officials, who had gathered inside the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, France for this year's G7 summit.

"Where's my favourite dictator?" Mr Trump is reported to have said in a loud voice, several people who were in the room told the Journal.

Those witnesses said that they believed his comment was made in jest, but was nonetheless met with muted response. It is not clear if Mr Sisi was in the room, or if he heard the comment.

According to the Journal, the meeting in which Mr Trump called Mr Sisi his favourite dictator included Egyptian officials like minister of foreign affairs Sameh Shoukry, and Egypt's chief of general intelligence service, Abbas Kamel.

US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin was also reported to be in attendance, alongside then-national security adviser John Bolton, among others.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-sisi-favorite-dictator-meeting-a9104951.html

Trump is awsome dudeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

I am inching toward voting for Trump...

 

[Path-Finder]

facepalm.

 

[Mithridates]

lol

 

[Kambojaric]

Reminds me of the time Junker referred to the Hungarian Prime Minister as a dictator

 

[Oublious]

 

[Yaseen1]

It shows u.s is a fake democracy and all their support for arab spring was not for democracy but only for destruction of these countries.They are doing same in hongkong now and china form of govt is justified, china should not allow u.s backed fake democracy in hongkong

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

Very telling Indeed.

 

[cabatli_53]

Trump loves playing such dirty games with their puppets. They have slave-master relationship so Trump do not care any ethic and bureaucratic rules. Actually, Those words of Trump which humiliates them in front of cameras multiple times, have a purpose to remind them the consequences, If they do not obey the rules of their masters. They can move in an area whose borders have been drawn by US. I just feel ashamed for majority of Egyptian public who wants an independant Egypt under the rule of respected politicians who prove themselves to own public with democratic ways. Those hired monkeys can not gain any respect from inside/outside. Noone actually respect to a guy who are not favoured by own public. They just serve to humiliate their country more and more.

 

[newb3e]

trump is such an amazing ahole!!

 

[maximuswarrior]

LOL stunning indeed, but not surprising.

 

[Dexon]

hahaha i kinda like trump!...

 

[damm1t]

Trump doesn't really give a shjt about Arabs except their oil-money.

 

[Bengal71]

Hahah....Trump speaks the truth.