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The Bret Baier Podcast

One-on-One: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa

The Bret Baier Podcast

FOX News Podcasts

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.1739 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Former leader of al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group ‘al-Nusra Front’ and current President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, met with President Trump earlier this week, marking him the first Syrian head of state to do so. FOX News Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Gillian Turner spoke to President al-Sharaa just after that meeting, asking him about the evolution of the relationship between America and Syria in recent years, whether he plans to join the Abraham Accords, and his past affiliations with designated terrorist organizations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Fox News Podcasts Presents the Brett Bear Podcasts with Fox News Chief Political Anchor, Brett Bear.

0:14.4

President Trump held a historic meeting with Syria's president, Ahmed al-Shada.

0:19.9

He's a former leader of an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group.

0:23.6

Now, he's being treated as an ally.

0:26.6

We have an exclusive interview with the Syrian leader here at senior foreign policy correspondent

0:30.6

and anchor Jillian Turner, who spoke with him after the meeting.

0:35.6

You were just welcomed by President Trump, the leader of the free world in the Oval Office.

0:41.3

It's pretty much the highest honor somebody can receive here in the United States.

0:46.3

How did that meeting go?

0:48.3

What commitments did you make to the president?

0:50.3

And I think most importantly for Americans are the U.S. and Syria now allies.

0:56.0

Right.

0:57.0

Correct.

0:58.0

At the outset, in the last 60 years, Syria was isolated from the rest of the world, and there

1:09.0

was a cutoff between the United States and Syria.

1:11.9

And this is the first time a Syrian president visits the White House since the establishment of Syria in the 40s of the last century.

1:21.7

And so after the fall of the former regime, Syria has entered into a new era, and this will build on a new strategy

1:30.5

with the United States, especially with the United States.

1:33.2

Did you commit to having the country join the coalition to fight ISIS in the Middle East?

1:40.4

We participated in so many battles against Daesh, against ISIS for 10 years, and we have suffered a lot during these battles, and I have lost much of my forces in the battles against ISIS.

1:53.0

There are reasons for the presence of the United States military in Syria needs to be with the coordination with the Syrian

2:03.1

government right now.

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