Meet Trump's Awkward New Crush

To some, he's the founding member of al-Qaeda in Syria. To Trump, he's just a cute boy:)

You may know him as the founder of Syria’s branch of al-Qaeda, the organization responsible for 9/11. Or you may know him as a man labeled by the US as a terrorist who was arrested in Iraq for attacking US soldiers.

But to Donald Trump, he’s a “young, attractive guy” with a “strong past.” And Trump thinks he has a shot with him…

We’re talking about Syrian President al-Sharaa, formerly known as Mohammed al-Jolani. This week, Trump took a tour throughout the Middle East and fawned over leaders like al-Sharaa and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman. (Notably, he did not visit Israel.)

And while the things Trump said were certainly weird, with excessive praise dumped onto US-labeled terrorists, his policy announcements were notable. After the fall of Syria’s Assad government, politicians across the aisle were suddenly able to admit that US sanctions on Syria did nothing to hurt the Syrian leadership, only devastating the Syrian people. So now, disregarding the flirting, the lifting of sanctions will hopefully allow the country to rebuild.

On the trip it was also announced that Trump was being gifted a multi-million dollar “palace in the sky” private jet from Qatar. Politicians like Hakeem Jeffries were quick to slam Trump for this act of corruption, illegally accepting huge gifts from a foreign country.

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They never seem to care so much when those gifts come from Israel:

It’s a weird week filled with flirting, corruption, hypocrisy, and madness. Watch with Katie and Aaron so you can laugh instead of cry at it all. Thanks for supporting independent media, subscribe to watch the full episode here: