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| With Syria in focus, POTUS cancels trip to Latin America |
| 2018-04-10 |
| [Reuters] WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to cancel his first official trip to Latin America this week to focus on responding to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, the White House said on Tuesday. Trump had been scheduled to travel to Lima, Peru, on Friday to attend the Summit of the Americas and then travel on to Bogota, Colombia. The trip had been expected to be tense and awkward because of Trump’s repeated disparagement of the region over immigration, narcotics and trade. His travel plans changed after a Saturday night attack on the Syrian town of Douma which killed at least 60 people and injured more than 1,000 others. Trump has vowed to make a swift decision to respond to what he called "atrocities." "At the president’s request, the vice president will travel in his stead. The president will remain in the United States to oversee the American response to Syria and to monitor developments around the world," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. Last year, Washington bombed a Syrian government air base after a chemical weapons attack. It was not yet clear what decision Trump will make in response to the latest attack. Syria and Russia have denied there was a chemical weapons attack and have proposed international inspections. This will be the second trip to the region for Vice President Mike Pence. He met with leaders in Colombia, Argentina and Panama in August. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 POTUS needs to tell Session to 'un-recuse' himself, get back in the game, and issue a Mueller a deadline for investigation conclusion. Dealing with the lizard Rosenstein should come shortly thereafter. Why not the other way around: show Mueller actions have consequences - personal ones. Then appeal to his better nature. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-04-10 19:20 |
| #2 POTUS needs to tell Session to 'un-recuse' himself, get back in the game, and issue a Mueller a deadline for investigation conclusion. Dealing with the lizard Rosenstein should come shortly thereafter. Job reassignment would be helpful. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-10 19:16 |
| #1 Or it could be because of the raid on his lawyer. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2018-04-10 19:10 |