Trump praises Syrian president: Attractive guy, with a warrior's past

US President Donald Trump has commented on his brief meeting with Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, during his flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Doha, Qatar.

Trump called Sharaan "an attractive, tough guy," adding that he has a past as a fighter.

"Young, attractive guy. Tough guy. Strong past. Very strong past. Warrior," Trump said when asked by reporters aboard Air Force One. 

The American president added that he thinks Syria would join the Abraham Accords at some point, to normalize relations with Israel, which is also one of the requests he made to Sharaa during the meeting. 

"I think they need to get themselves together. I said to him, 'I hope you'll come together.' He said, 'Yes.' But they have a lot of work to do," Trump said.