I think he's confronted with the realities now. You can say anything you want on the campaign trail. You can promise anything you want. But when you confront the hard realities, when you're in office, when you get information that makes it clear that what you said in the campaign just isn't realistic, then you have to modify your views.
George Mitchell reflects on President Trump's shift in stance regarding Middle East policy after taking office.
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I think we do have an obligation to do that because the United States is the indispensable party to any possible resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
I think both sides are calculating their gains and losses and I think fairly soon the time will come when they will coincide in deciding that it's in their interest to end this round of the conflict.
The Republicans of the Congress specifically, who have made the tax pledge, and the president who is trying to get them to break it.
I think he has a responsibility, not just to the president, obviously he has to the members of his caucus, but everyone has a higher responsibility to the country, to the constitution.
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