Trump Praises Libyan People After Remarks Spark Anger

US President Donald Trump praised the Libyan people, saying they deserve peace and prosperity, in a shift in tone following anger over his earlier remarks about Libya.

Those comments prompted a diplomatic protest from Tripoli, which summoned the US chargé d’affaires to convey its objections.

Trump’s subsequent praise struck a more conciliatory note, focusing on the Libyan people and their hopes for peace and prosperity.

The change in language followed the backlash, though his latest remarks did not include an explicit apology for the earlier comments.