Robert Wilkie to Newsmax: Trump Told Qatar ‘to Get on Board’

Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie praised President Donald Trump’s decisive leadership in the Middle East during an appearance Monday on Newsmax.

Wilkie said the president’s firm message to Qatar following Israel’s September strike on Hamas leaders in Doha has restored American credibility abroad.

Wilkie said on “Wake Up America” Trump’s direct warning to the Qatari regime — “get on board” with his Gaza peace plan or face the consequences — demonstrated the kind of clarity and resolve missing from U.S. foreign policy for decades.

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