Donald Trump reportedly praises Pakistan’s ‘terrific’ PM
It’s a case of he said, he said between two of the world’s most powerful men.
We know that Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and US President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday.
What was said during that call is what’s at issue.
After the conversation, the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office put out a statement directly quoting Trump — a violation of diplomatic protocol — in which he glowingly praised Sharif.
The statement quoted President-elect Trump as telling Sharif “you are a terrific guy. You are doing amazing work which is visible in every way. I am looking forward to see you soon. As I am talking to you, Prime Minister, I feel I am talking to a person I have known for long.”
The President-elect’s office put out a statement saying the two sides “had a productive conversation about how the United States and Pakistan will have a strong working relationship in the future.”
The Trump team did not answer inquiries from CNN asking whether the President-elect actually said what the Pakistanis claimed he had.
