President Trump holds a pull-aside meeting with Egypt’s president

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1. Update · Jan 22, 2026, 03:07 AMTrue
   White House video and official Egyptian and international news reports confirm that U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el‑Sisi met at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026 in a brief "pull‑aside"/sideline meeting. The White House published a video titled "President Trump Participates in a Pull‑Aside with the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt," and Egypt's presidency and Reuters reported the leaders met on the sidelines of the WEF to discuss bilateral and regional issues. Verdict: True — contemporaneous official video and multiple reputable news organizations corroborate that the pull‑aside meeting took place on the stated date.
   • https://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/president-trump-participates-in-a-pull-aside-with-the-president-of-the-arab-republic-of-egypt/
   • https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/egypts-sisi-meet-trump-sidelines-davos-presidency-says-2026-01-20/
   • https://www.presidency.eg/en/%D9%82%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9/news13102025-8/
2. Update · Jan 22, 2026, 02:25 AMTrue
   The White House published a video titled "President Trump Participates in a Pull-Aside with the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt" dated January 21, 2026, documenting a pull-aside between President Donald J. Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el‑Sisi on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Independent reporting on Trump’s Davos activities and the Egyptian presidency’s readouts corroborate that the two leaders held a meeting during the forum. Verdict: True — official White House documentation and contemporaneous reporting confirm the pull-aside took place on January 21, 2026.
   • https://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/president-trump-participates-in-a-pull-aside-with-the-president-of-the-arab-republic-of-egypt/
   • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAvexWYHhOE
   • https://www.presidency.eg/en/%D9%82%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9/news122025/
3. Original article · Jan 21, 2026
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