Trump says he spoke with Iraq PM-designate, voices strong support

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WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President ​Donald Trump on Friday told ‌reporters he had spoken with Iraqi prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi on Thursday, ​and voiced strong support for ​him. "With our help, he won, and ⁠we want him to do ​very well. And I told ​him that the United States is with him all the way. It was a ​great victory, the new head ​of Iraq is somebody that we support, ‌very ⁠strongly," Trump told reporters before he departed the White House for a trip to Florida. Iraq's