Trump Says France’s Recognition of Palestine as a State ‘Doesn’t Carry Any Weight’

TIME

Israeli and U.S. leaders have denounced President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that his country will recognize Palestinian statehood, becoming the first major Western power to do so.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “strongly condemned” the move, saying that it “rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy, just as Gaza became.”  “What he says doesn’t matter,” President Donald Trump said in reaction to Macron’s decision while speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday. "He's a very good guy. I like him, but that statement doesn't carry weight."

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00:00The Press is counterproductive for France to say that they would recognize the Palestinian state. Macron said that yesterday.

00:07Look, he's a different kind of a guy. He's okay. He's a team player, pretty much.

00:14But here's the good news. What he says doesn't matter. It's not going to change anything.

00:20The Press is the President of Macron.

00:23Well, he made a statement, France, Macron. His statement doesn't carry any weight.

00:29He's a very good guy. I like him. But that statement doesn't carry weight.

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