--- title: Donald Trump Praises Pakistan’s Prime Minister in Phone Call description: President-elect Donald Trump showered Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif with praise during a phone call on Wednesday canonical: https://time.com/4586503/donald-trump-pakistan-prime-minister-readout-nawaz-sharif/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-30T19:11:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:03:54.357Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Had the Trumpiest Phone Call With Pakistan’s Prime Minister og:description: "You are a terrific guy" og:url: https://time.com/4586503/donald-trump-pakistan-prime-minister-readout-nawaz-sharif/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64ce584cdb3a3325/6988b028f887dc0b5ee985b4/donald-trump-pakistan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Donald Trump Holds Weekend Meetings In Bedminster, NJ og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Had the Trumpiest Phone Call With Pakistan’s Prime Minister twitter:description: "You are a terrific guy" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64ce584cdb3a3325/6988b028f887dc0b5ee985b4/donald-trump-pakistan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Had the Trumpiest Phone Call With Pakistan’s Prime Minister  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Nov 30, 2016 7:11 PM UTC  President-elect Donald Trump waves as he arrives at Trump International Golf Club for a day of meetings on Nov. 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. President-elect Donald Trump waves as he arrives at Trump International Golf Club for a day of meetings on Nov. 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.Drew Angerer/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Nov 30, 2016 7:11 PM UTC President-elect [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4585260/donald-trump-twitter-recount/) showered Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif with praise during a phone call on Wednesday, providing a glimpse into his [diplomatic strategy](http://time.com/4569416/donald-trump-nigel-farage-meeting-theresa-may/). “You are a terrific guy. You are doing amazing work which is visible in every way,” Trump said on the call, [according to a readout](http://www.pid.gov.pk/?p=30445) provided by the Pakistani government. “I am ready and willing to play any role that you want me to play to address and find solutions to the outstanding problems.” The penchant for hyperbole that Trump often exhibited in off-the-cuff campaign speeches came through in the phone call, during which Sharif congratulated him on his election victory and invited him to visit Pakistan. “Please convey to the Pakistani people that they are amazing and all Pakistanis I have known are exceptional people,” Trump said. The [full readout](http://www.pid.gov.pk/?p=30445) of the call, according to the Pakistani government, is below. 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