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Whatever happened to 'America First?'
Before his election, Donald Trump accused Saudi Arabia of complicity in the 911 attacks. In Riyadh, the President called it a “magnificent” and “sacred land.” The Saudis were glad to see the last of Barack Obama, and happy about a multi-billion-dollar weapons deal without any lectures about human rights.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readBefore his election, Donald Trump accused Saudi Arabia of complicity in the 911 attacks. In Riyadh, the President called it a “magnificent” and “sacred land.” The Saudis were glad to see the last of Barack Obama, and happy about a multi-billion-dollar weapons deal without any lectures about human rights.
Mr. Trump denounced Islamic terrorists,” and said defeating them will be up to Muslim countries. Today he’s in Israel before moving on to the Vatican and a meeting of NATO. Will his foreign trip help ease international fears about the chaos in Washington?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Luke Vander Ploeg
Producer, 'To the Point'
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Susan Glasser
staff writer at The New Yorker, co-author of “The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021”
Shadi Hamid
Contributing writer,The Atlantic; senior fellow, Brookings Institution; assistant research professor of Islamic studies, Fuller Seminary; co-founder, Wisdom of Crowds, a podcast, newsletter
Hussein Ibish
senior scholar at Arab Gulf States Institute
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