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Libya summons US envoy to protest at Trump remarks · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially summoned the
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  Speaker 1: United States-charged affair in Tripoli to deliver a formal protest
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  Speaker 1: note following offensive remarks made by President Donald Trump during
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  Speaker 1: a campaign event. The diplomatic action marks a rare moment
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  Speaker 1: of unified condemnation across Libya's divided political spectrum, with competing
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  Speaker 1: administrations in both Western and Eastern regions forcefully rejecting the
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  Speaker 1: executive branch's characterization of their nation. Libyan officials accused the
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  Speaker 1: administration of inappropriately dragging foreign nations into domestic election debates
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  Speaker 1: ahead of the November 3rd midterm vote. The diplomatic backlash
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  Speaker 1: stems from statements delivered by President Trump at a Saturday
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  Speaker 1: campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, where he attacked Democratic Senator
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  Speaker 1: John Ossoff over immigration policy. Targeting legislative proposals regarding international
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  Speaker 1: asylum seekers, Trump referred to several nations, including Libya, Yemen, Haiti,
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  Speaker 1: and Somalia, as terror-infested, and repeated derogatory terminology previously linked
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  Speaker 1: to his earlier presidential campaign rhetoric. The comments sparked immediate
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  Speaker 1: outrage in Tripoli and Benghazi, where political leaders demanded an
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  Speaker 1: explicit retraction and a formal public apology from the White House.
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  Speaker 1: In a public statement, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Beba of
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  Speaker 1: the internationally recognized Government of National Unity emphasized that bilateral
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  Speaker 1: relations with Washington must remain anchored in mutual respect, affirming
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  Speaker 1: that Libyan dignity would not be compromised for political campaign strategies. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Eastern-based military leader Saddam Haftar and regional government officials echoed
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  Speaker 1: the condemnation. highlighting the significant sacrifices made by Libyan forces
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  Speaker 1: in neutralizing extremist groups like ISIS alongside international partners. Attempting
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  Speaker 1: to defuse the diplomatic strain, President Trump posted a statement
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  Speaker 1: online reaffirming American commitment to relations with Libya while describing
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  Speaker 1: its citizens as proud, resilient, and hospitable. However, the administration
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  Speaker 1: maintained its core campaign stance on border enforcement, asserting that
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  Speaker 1: regional transit corridors used for illegal migration must be curtailed.
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  Speaker 1: As Washington works to maintain diplomatic channels across North Africa,
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  Speaker 1: the controversy underscores how rhetoric on the midterm campaign trail
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  Speaker 1: continues to impact sensitive foreign policy and international alliances.