Virginia senator: Assad not behind chemical weapons attack

“LEESBURG, Va. (WAVY) — On Friday, a Virginia state senator said President Donald Trump is making a mistake about Syria.

It was around this time last year that Sen. Richard Black (R-Leesburg) was in Syria. While there, he met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

“My point was to bring peace to the Middle East,” said Sen. Black.

Now, in 2017, people in the Middle East are still dying. Dozens of civilians died after a chemical weapons attack earlier this week.”