U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations told CNN on Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel, “This is just a reality check. This is nothing that anybody didn’t already know.”
Nikki Haley on Trump recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: “This is just a reality check. This is nothing that anybody didn’t already know.” https://t.co/5duZhqBbFy pic.twitter.com/TQsGHG8ZLP
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Haley pointed out that the president didn’t mention “east” Jerusalem and told CNN‘s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room” that such a decision is “for the two sides to decide. We don’t want to pick a side on this.”