Trump explains his pivot on Qatar after accusing them of funding terrorism in 2017

Trump praises Qatar over Gaza after accusing them of supporting terrorism in 2017Source: Reuters

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00:00They were very brave, and their leader, the Amir, was very, very brave.

00:05And Qatar should start getting some credit.

00:08And you have to understand, they lived in the middle of everything.

00:12So they can't just be like, you couldn't do it.

00:16Nobody, nobody could do it.

00:18Say what?

00:19How did they change their behavior from 2017 when you accused them of funding terrorism?

00:24I don't know.

00:25In 2017, I didn't really know them very well.

00:28You know, 2017, that was at the very beginning of my term.

00:33As I got to know them, I got to understand them.

00:36And I got to realize that they're in the middle of, they are right in the middle of everything.

00:41Other countries are there, but they're an hour and an hour and a half away.

00:45A big difference.