Syrian President Bashar Assad claimed that he appreciates President Trump because he’s a “transparent foe.”
During an interview with NBC, Assad called Trump the “best president,” despite not liking his policies.
“I’ll tell you he’s the best American president,” Assad said. “Why? Not because his policies are good, but because he’s the most transparent president.”
Syrian President Assad said on Thursday that President Trump is the best type of president for a foe due to his open talk of annexing Middle Eastern oil. pic.twitter.com/B9AZdnwoRK
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 1, 2019
Assad accused other American presidents of hypocrisy for claiming to want peace while continuing wars in the Middle East.
“All American presidents commit crimes and end up taking the Nobel Prize and appear a defender of human rights and the ‘unique’ and ‘brilliant’ American or Western principles, but all they are is a group of criminals who only represent the interests of the American lobbies and large corporations in weapons, oil, and others,” Assad said.
Trump noted in his address about the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi that he wanted to protect American oil interests in the Middle East. Assad claimed all American presidents only care about oil, making Trump transparent.
“Trump speaks with transparency to say, ‘We want that oil,’” he said. “This is the reality of American politics since the Second World War at least.”
Assad added that there is nothing more Syria could want than a “transparent foe.”
Assad has been president of Syria since 2000. He drew global outrage over his use of chemical weapons on Syrian rebels.
