SFGATE: Trump cancels overseas trip to address Syria threat

Trump cancels overseas trip to address Syria threat
Published on April 10, 2018 at 04:22PM by By ROBERT BURNS, ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday canceled plans to travel to South America later this week, choosing to stay in the United States to manage the U.S. response to Syria's apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that Trump will not attend the 8th Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru or travel to Bogota, Colombia as planned, remaining in the United States to "oversee the American response to Syria and to monitor developments around the world." The decision marks the first time an American president has not attended the summit. Vice President Mike Pence will travel in Trump's place.
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