Trump says Ethiopia 'took all the water' from the Nile
US President Donald Trump said at a rally for supporters in Syracuse, New York, that Ethiopia "took all the water" from the Nile, describing the Renaissance Dam as one of the largest in the world, saying it was financed by the United States and calling that investment a "stupid act". He said the situation harms Egypt and that he had addressed the matter. The remarks come amid a long-running dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the dam, which cost 4 billion dollars and which Addis Ababa completed and inaugurated unilaterally in 2025 without reaching an agreement with the downstream states Egypt and Sudan.
Why it matters: The statement reopens high-level US involvement in the Nile dam dispute, placing water security and transboundary river management among the briefing's themes.