"There was a very telling moment where Donald Trump said that he actually got along better with some of the strongmen that he was up on stage with than the democratically elected leaders something that many people have been observing for a decade now. But as you saw the president up there with Erdogan from Turkey, with the leaders of Qatar, with support from Egypt, support from the Saudis,"
"As I looked at the assemblage up there, I did understand that a lot of that was going on because of people's fear of Donald Trump. The old saying, you know better to be feared than loved not something that I've always wanted to see in a leader, but for the purpose of yesterday, where you saw Erdogan meekly to his left and the Qatari leader meekly to his right, the shoe fit."
Donald Trump attended a peace summit in Egypt alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and leaders from Qatar, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia for a ceremonial signing of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire framework. Trump's aggressive personal style reshaped interactions with foreign leaders, prompting regional strongmen to fall in line and provide support. The display of deference from some leaders was tied to fear of Trump's approach, which contributed to securing the release of Israeli hostages and rallying regional backing for the ceasefire framework. Observers noted discomfort with preferring fear over affection in leadership, yet acknowledged the tactic's short-term effectiveness.
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