Trump Cancels South America Trip to Oversee Response to Syria

Trump Cancels South America Trip to Oversee Response to Syria
President Donald Trump stands for a photo with U.S. military commanders at the White House on April 9, 2018. Public Domain
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President Donald Trump canceled a scheduled trip to Peru and Columbia in order to coordinate the response to the suspected chemical attack in Syria, the White House announced on Tuesday, April 10.

“President Trump will not attend the 8th Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru or travel to Bogota, Colombia as originally scheduled,“ White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. ”The President will remain in the United States to oversee the American response to Syria and to monitor developments around the world.”

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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