Syrian President and former Jihadist Leader Holds Historic Meeting with President Trump in the White House

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Syrian President Sharaa makes first visit by a Syrian President to the White House.Former jihadist leader and current Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with President Trump at the White House on Monday. President Sharaa is the first Syrian leader to ever visit the White House since Syria gained its independence from France in 1946.President Trump posted several photos from the meeting on his TRUTH page.In May President Trump lifted sanctions on Syria during the two leaders first meet up.Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa desperately sought a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump while he was traveling in May in the Middle East to ease sanctions and improve relations.Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, now refers to himself by his birth name as Ahmed al-Sharaa (Muhammad al-Jawlani). He was the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Syrian militant group that evolved from the al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra.Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Jolani and HTS took control Syria, including the capital city, Damascus.Al-Jolani has been working to persuade the international media and foreign powers that he has transitioned from a terrorist commander to a statesman, but skepticism remains about whether such a transformation is genuine.President Trump with Syrian leader al-Jolani and Saudi leader in May.In a recent interview Ahmad Sharaa (Julani) told reporters President Trump is a man who will “achieve great peace in the world.”In a recent interview with the UK’s The Rest Is Politics, Syria’s self-appointed president and former Al Qaeda affiliate, Ahmad Sharaa (Julani), said he believes US President Donald Trump is a man who will ‘achieve great peace in the world.’ pic.twitter.com/IcAKa3NSVo— TMJ News Network (@tmjnewsnetwork) February 23, 2025Syrian leader Al-Julani offered President Trump access to Syria’s oil and gas, normalization with the “Zionist entity,” and even a “Trump Tower” in Damascus — all in exchange for lifting sanctions.On Monday, the two leaders met in the Oval Office for two hours before President Al-Sharaa left the White House. This was a remarkable meeting. Who else could have made this happen except President Donald Trump?The post Syrian President and former Jihadist Leader Holds Historic Meeting with President Trump in the White House appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.