Trump Brags About His ‘Very Good’ Relationship With Taliban Co-Founder

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up during the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, Illinois on October 28, 2019. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

March 3, 2020 4:34 p.m.

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During his visit to the National Institutes of Health on Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump touted the apparently excellent relationship he now has with Taliban co-founder and deputy Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, with whom he’d spoken on the phone several hours earlier.

“The relationship is very good that I have with the Mullah and we had a good, long conversation today,” he told reporters. “They want to cease the violence, they’d like to cease violence also.”

Trump said that the U.S. and the terrorist organization “all have a very common interest” because “we’re looking to get this ended.”

On Saturday, Trump signed a peace deal with Taliban leaders in which the U.S. agreed to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.

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kendyzdad says:

March 3, 2020

So good that the Taliban ended the temporary truce with the government today. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taliban-end-partial-truce-as-afghan-violence-resumes/ar-BB10DzWE
theghostofeustacetilley says:

March 3, 2020

GOD bless TRUmP. Ending WARS all OVER the WORLD. Much like JESUS did.
drriddle says:

March 3, 2020

For Trump, having a deal go south like the Taliban deal is normal, all he wanted was the headline that he can tout to his base going forward, it’s irrelevant if the deal works or is good for the American people.
ralph_vonholst says:

March 3, 2020

OT but the same moral. ETTD

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uneducated says:

March 3, 2020

Taliban co-founder kills his enemies.
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