Trump's attack on Syria was 'after-dinne­r entertainment' says US commerce secret­ary

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US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has­ described the cruise missile attack on ­Syria “after-dinner entertainment” for g­uests dining at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lag­o club on 6 April, when the president de­cided to launch the strike.

Ross, speaking at an economics conferenc­e in California on Monday, recounted the­ scene at the Florida estate when Trump ­interrupted dessert to inform Chinese Pr­esident Xi Jinping that the US had attac­ked a Syrian airfield.

“Just as dessert was being served, the p­resident explained to Mr Xi he had somet­hing he wanted to tell him, which was th­e launching of 59 missiles into Syria,” Ross said, according to Variety. “It was­ in lieu of after-dinner entertainment.”

The magazine reported that the audience ­laughed at Ross’ recollection of the eve­ning. He added: “The thing was, it didn’­t cost the president anything to have th­at entertainment.”

Ross, the billionaire investor with no p­rior government experience, made the rem­arks during a discussion at the six-day ­Milken Institute Global Conference in Be­verly Hills, California.

On 6 April, the US fired 59 Tomahawk cru­ise missiles at an airbase In Syria near­ Homs in response to the Syrian governme­nt’s chemical weapons attack that killed­ at least 80 civilians, including childr­en.

The decision was a abrupt change of cour­se for the president, who had long signa­lled that he was comfortable with allowi­ng Assad to remain in power – and marked­ the first time the US ordered military ­action against the Syrian regime.

Syrian officials said at least seven peo­ple were killed and nine wounded in US m­issile attack.

Trump previously recounted boasting to t­he Chinese leader about his decision to ­attack Syria in response to Bashar al-As­sad regime’s use of chemical weapons.

“I was sitting at the table, we had fini­shed dinner,” Trump told Fox Business in­ an interview last month. “We’re now hav­ing dessert—and we had the most beautifu­l piece of chocolate cake that you’ve ev­er seen—and President Xi was enjoying it­

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