ANALYSIS — The scene at the White House on Tuesday was vintage Donald Trump. He welcomed one of the world’s most controversial figures, verbally lambasted a reporter and announced a major arms deal that could shake up the Middle East. And all before lunch.
There was the 47th U.S. president warmly shaking hands with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Nevermind that the president’s family business has been openly touting a possible multibillion-dollar real estate deal with the Saudi government, raising ethical questions about the opulent White House visit. (Trump on Tuesday said he had “nothing to do with the family business.”)
How better to respond just when Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other self-described members of the vocal “America First” faction are still grumbling about how much time the second-term president is devoting to foreign policy?
