Donald Trump says he is ‘very much behind’ authoritarian Egyptian President Sisi

‘Donald Trump has said he is “very much behind” President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the Egyptian military to oust his predecessor in 2013, as the two men met in the White House.
The White House said the purpose of the visit – the first official visit in eight years by an Egyptian head of state – was to “reboot” relations between the two countries as Mr Trump ramps up his focus on defeating Isis.
Mr Sisi was the first head of state to congratulate Mr Trump on his election victory in November and Mr Trump said in Washington that Mr Sisi’s and himself “agree on so many things”.’
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