President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE said Monday that Saudi Arabia, rather than the United States, will "spend the necessary money" to help rebuild Syria.

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"Saudi Arabia has now agreed to spend the necessary money needed to help rebuild Syria, instead of the United States," Trump tweeted.

"See? Isn’t it nice when immensely wealthy countries help rebuild their neighbors rather than a Great Country, the U.S., that is 5000 miles away," he continued. "Thanks to Saudi A!"

Saudi Arabia has now agreed to spend the necessary money needed to help rebuild Syria, instead of the United States. See? Isn’t it nice when immensely wealthy countries help rebuild their neighbors rather than a Great Country, the U.S., that is 5000 miles away. Thanks to Saudi A! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018

Trump last week announced that he would withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria.

The decision was met with swift bipartisan backlash from Congress and prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis James Norman MattisBiden courts veterans amid fallout from Trump military controversies Trump says he wanted to take out Syria's Assad but Mattis opposed it Gary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November MORE.

Trump has since defended his decision to withdraw the troops, writing in a tweet Saturday that if anyone else made the decision, they would be "the most popular hero in America."

"With me, hit hard instead by the Fake News Media. Crazy!" he added in the tweet.