Blinken: Trump Did a Very Good Thing the First Time with the Abraham Accords

Mitchell Mr Secretary Elon ░░░░░░░░ meeting with foreign leaders ░░░░░░░░ the President s side ░░░░░░░░ know traveling with him ░░░░░░░░ in Mar a Lago ░░░░░░░░ into a call with ░░░░░░░░ going to Paris as ░░░░░░░░ president elect did How ░░░░░░░░ is this for American ░░░░░░░░ policy going forward Who ░░░░░░░░ in charge here The ░░░░░░░░ resolution has just blown ░░░░░░░░ after just one tweet ░░░░░░░░ him And at the ░░░░░░░░ time what are the ░░░░░░░░ of interest implicit in ░░░░░░░░ Because he is one ░░░░░░░░ the biggest defense contractors ░░░░░░░░ now being questioned about ░░░░░░░░ or not there have ░░░░░░░░ adequate disclosures to the ░░░░░░░░ but in a New ░░░░░░░░ Times report How can ░░░░░░░░ work for an American ░░░░░░░░ of State going forward ░░░░░░░░ terms of foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ Well first of course ░░░░░░░░ have one president at ░░░░░░░░ time That president is ░░░░░░░░ Biden And until January ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ so right now Blinken ░░░░░░░░ we re actually doing ░░░░░░░░ the ground every single ░░░░░░░░ and trying to move ░░░░░░░░ on Syria trying to ░░░░░░░░ forward on getting the ░░░░░░░░ deal done moving forward ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine that s President ░░░░░░░░ At the same time ░░░░░░░░ re in close communication ░░░░░░░░ the incoming administration Countries ░░░░░░░░ the world of course ░░░░░░░░ to know what the ░░░░░░░░ team thinks So it ░░░░░░░░ perfectly natural on one ░░░░░░░░ for them to have ░░░░░░░░ communications And in some ░░░░░░░░ it s helpful to ░░░░░░░░ because we want to ░░░░░░░░ sure that as I ░░░░░░░░ we are handing over ░░░░░░░░ baton in a way ░░░░░░░░ the next administration can ░░░░░░░░ in and be running ░░░░░░░░ full speed because the ░░░░░░░░ is not waiting on ░░░░░░░░ transition We don t ░░░░░░░░ the luxury of a ░░░░░░░░ So it s really ░░░░░░░░ that this baton passing ░░░░░░░░ in the smoothest most ░░░░░░░░ way possible That s ░░░░░░░░ I m focused on ░░░░░░░░ day and using every ░░░░░░░░ that we have to ░░░░░░░░ to make more progress ░░░░░░░░ we also have an ░░░░░░░░ here to hand off ░░░░░░░░ very different vision and ░░░░░░░░ to realize that vision ░░░░░░░░ this region Mike that ░░░░░░░░ were talking about the ░░░░░░░░ East We can see ░░░░░░░░ different future in the ░░░░░░░░ East We can see ░░░░░░░░ future where Israel is ░░░░░░░░ in the region where ░░░░░░░░ has normalized relations with ░░░░░░░░ Arabia and the other ░░░░░░░░ that it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ have that relationship with ░░░░░░░░ they re all allied ░░░░░░░░ including with a security ░░░░░░░░ that we helped build ░░░░░░░░ Iran attacked Israel We ░░░░░░░░ all these countries together ░░░░░░░░ defense of Israel That ░░░░░░░░ be the the future ░░░░░░░░ Iran will be isolated ░░░░░░░░ will have to make ░░░░░░░░ decisions about its future ░░░░░░░░ it requires two things ░░░░░░░░ requires ending the war ░░░░░░░░ Gaza and we re ░░░░░░░░ on doing that We ░░░░░░░░ working on a plan ░░░░░░░░ that Gaza can rebuild ░░░░░░░░ that war and Israel ░░░░░░░░ get out And it ░░░░░░░░ some kind of pathway ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinians to have ░░░░░░░░ state to which they ░░░░░░░░ entitled That s a ░░░░░░░░ hard one right now ░░░░░░░░ so many of these ░░░░░░░░ are totally traumatized the ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinians But we ░░░░░░░░ that s also required ░░░░░░░░ ve been working on ░░░░░░░░ of this We re ░░░░░░░░ to go if we ░░░░░░░░ the opening If we ░░░░░░░░ not we re going ░░░░░░░░ hand it off to ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration President Trump ░░░░░░░░ a very good thing ░░░░░░░░ first time around with ░░░░░░░░ Abraham Accords with the ░░░░░░░░ Arab Emirates with Bahrain ░░░░░░░░ now the opportunity is ░░░░░░░░ And I know this ░░░░░░░░ something that the president ░░░░░░░░ be focused on to ░░░░░░░░ that out with the ░░░░░░░░ the Saudis The work ░░░░░░░░ we ve done on ░░░░░░░░ in place the elements ░░░░░░░░ that deal including what ░░░░░░░░ and Saudi Arabia would ░░░░░░░░ together what they would ░░░░░░░░ with Israel all of ░░░░░░░░ is now there And ░░░░░░░░ hope is we ll ░░░░░░░░ as far as we ░░░░░░░░ but it won t ░░░░░░░░ complete but we ll ░░░░░░░░ able to hand it ░░░░░░░░ And then the next ░░░░░░░░ can decide how it ░░░░░░░░ to proceed But this ░░░░░░░░ be an extraordinary success ░░░░░░░░ multiple administrations to actually ░░░░░░░░ the region and the ░░░░░░░░ for its people.”