About this he wrote on his Twitter page.

“The ill-fated New York Times deliberately wrote a very inaccurate article about my plans for Syria. We will leave at the proper pace and at the same time continue to fight the IG * and do everything that is right and necessary to do, and this is no different from my initial statements! ”He said.

The New York Times has been knowingly written in Syria. It’s not necessary to read the ISIS and do it!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 7, 2019

Earlier, Trump said he never spoke about the imminent withdrawal of the American military from Syria.

December 19, 2018, the United States announced the beginning of the withdrawal of its troops from the territory of the SAR.

* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization is recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.