As he sat alongside the Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi yesterday, Trump returned to one of his favorite topics to discuss: crime. During an impromptu bilateral meeting, Trump called el-Sisi “very powerful” and noted that there is “no crime” in Egypt.
“They have very little crime, you know. Because they don’t play games,” Trump said, adding: “Because they don’t play games like we do in the United States, with governors that have no idea what they’re doing.” Later, Trump again remarked on the crime levels in Egypt and said el-Sissi “puts it out very quickly.” “Some people think that’s not nice, but I think it’s great because people don’t want to be mugged and smashed, and they don’t want to be stupid people,” Trump said.
Egypt, home to over 115 million people, does in fact face crime, particularly the harassment of women. However, its police use heavy-handed tactics, including torture.
Actually, Egypt is ranked 92nd out of 193 countries based on its criminality score from the Global Initiative. Egypt is is ranked 29th out of 54 countries in Africa, and ranked 2nd out of 6 countries in Northern Africa.
There were also reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a diplomatic initiative to prevent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from attending the summit in Egypt. An official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said Netanyahu ultimately decided not to participate after Turkey’s effort gained support from several other nations. There were also other reports that Erdogan’s plane circled above the Red Sea as the president threatened to boycott the meeting, and that it only landed once it was clear Netanyahu would not be present. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, also threatened to withdraw from the summit if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated.
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