A Quote by Walid Jumblatt
There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect.
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I'm deciding where I am best for this president-elect [Donald Trump] and this vice president-elect [Mike Pence] in due course. But there are many qualified men and women who can serve him at the highest levels.
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If you elect me president, we will have a president that believes America is the greatest country in the world and we will have a president that acts like it.
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