A Lebanese journalist called out to U.S. President Donald Trump, "Make Lebanon Great Again!" during a public encounter on Sunday afternoon. Trump smiled and replied, "Yes, I will." The exchange was captured on camera and shared via the source that aggregates Middle East reporting.
A brief public exchange on Sunday afternoon added a light diplomatic tableau to an otherwise tense week between the Trump administration and Lebanon. A Lebanese journalist caught the president's attention and invoked Trump's signature campaign slogan, adapted for the Cedar Republic. Trump responded with a smile and a verbal commitment, echoing the slogan back. The video, shared by the aggregate channel 301 (Arab World Telegram), follows a week of intensive U.S. engagement with Lebanon: Trump has spoken by phone with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, announced that both Aoun and Prime Minister Netanyahu will visit Washington soon, and pushed for the implementation of the framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon. The Zioneer reported earlier on Sunday that Trump told Aoun the U.S. would provide everything needed to implement the Israel deal. The president's spontaneous line "Yes, I will" fits the broad U.S. diplomatic posture but carries no operational commitment beyond the moment. The journalist's identity and publication have not been independently verified.
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