Kammala wannan jumla: Daga baya a wannan watan, an tambayi Trump game da madaidaiciya a cikin hira da "The New York Times". Ya amsa: "Ba na son in ƙarfafa rukunin, kuma na ƙi rukunin". Wannan ƙin yarda ya fusata da yawa masu adawa da madaidaiciya. A watan Afrilun 2017, da yawa daga cikin masu adawa da 'yanci sun soki umarnin Trump na kaddamar da shirin.
Harin makamai masu linzami na Shayrat kan manufofin sojin Siriya; kamar yawancin waɗanda suka goyi bayansa, sun yi imanin cewa yana komawa baya ga alkawarinsa na ƙarin manufofin waje na rashin shiga tsakani a Gabas ta Tsakiya.