Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Input: (CNN) Syria's leader has praised Donald Trump's rhetoric on terror, saying the new US President's pledge to prioritize the fight against terrorism, including ISIS, was "promising." President Bashar al-Assad, whose government is waging a bloody civil war, told Belgian media that it was too early "to expect anything practical," from the US President but that he had high hopes for a cooperative effort between the US and Russia to engage ISIS. "Trump during the campaign and after the campaign is promising regarding the priority of fighting terrorists, and mainly ISIS, that's what we've been asking for during the last six years," Assad said.Syrian President applauds Trump's promises on ISISAssad criticizes EU support of rebel opposition groups 
 Questions:In an interview with state media agency, SANA, last December, _ said the then President-elect would be a "natural ally" if he held fast to his hard line on terrorists. (A) CNN (B) Syria (C) Donald Trump (D) US (E) ISIS (F) Bashar al (G) Assad (H) Belgian (I) Russia (J) Trump (K) Syrian (L) EU
Output:
(G)