Historic Visit of Syrian Leader to White House

former al Qaeda leader, now known as Ahmed al Shira, the current president of Syria,

formerly known as his nom de guerre al Jilani.

So he made a historic visit to the White House yesterday, first time ever by

a Syrian head of state.

So, extra Mary, this guy just, I think,

less than a year ago was a designated terrorist with a 10 million bounty

on his head. Now he's hanging out

in the White House, warmly greeted by Trump, playing basketball with former

commanders who were previously out trying to kill him. Let's take a

listen to Trump here, D1, getting asked about

his past and how he squares that with their now friendly relationship.

You can expect some announcements on Syria. We want to see

Syria become a country that's very successful, and I think this leader can do it.

I really do. I think this leader can do it.

And people said he's had a rough past. We've all had rough pasts.

But he has had a rough past, and I think, frankly,

if you didn't have a rough past, you wouldn't have a chance. He gets along

very well with Turkey, with President Erdogan, who's a great leader.

Erdogan's a great leader. I mean, it's just one of the most depressing things.

For anybody who lived

through the war on terror, I mean, I can't imagine, you know, yesterday

was the birthday of the United States Marine Corps.

Imagine being one of those Marines who served

in Anbar province in Iraq, and you're fighting al Qaeda,

literally guys like Jelani and his entire crew who blew up your friends

and who you had to try, you know, and to be back at bay,

and you're desperately trying to stop the rise of these jihadists,

and then to see him come to the United States of America and to put a suit

on, and everybody is just laying out the red carpet for him. And let's all remember

why. It's because he's pro Israel. That's the only reason, okay?

That's the whole ballgame, is because he was pro Israel.

Also, it really does validate a

lot of the whole al Qaeda is CIA stuff from the 2010s, which I'll be honest,

I know, I dismiss.

But at this point, I mean, how else can you explain?