"It's hard to find US President Donald Trump saying a bad word about the "strong men" and authoritarians of the Middle East. He's called Saudi Arabian leader Mohammed bin Salman "fantastic" and "brilliant," saying "what he's done is incredible in terms of human rights and everything else." This year alone, Saudi Arabia executed more than 240 people, often without due process, human rights organizations report."
"As for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, the US ambassador to Turkey recently described Trump's relationship with the increasingly autocratic Turkish leader as a "bromance." "He's a tough cookie but he's my friend," Trump enthused during an October meeting with Erdogan, who has most recently been in international headlines for jailing opposition politicians. "I don't know why I like the tough people better than the soft, easy ones," Trump mused at the same meeting."
Donald Trump repeatedly praises Middle Eastern authoritarian leaders, describing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as "fantastic" and "brilliant" and asserting "what he's done is incredible in terms of human rights and everything else." Saudi Arabia executed more than 240 people this year, often without due process, according to human-rights groups. The US ambassador to Turkey characterized Trump's relationship with Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a "bromance," and Trump said he prefers "tough people" over "soft, easy ones." The 2022 National Security Strategy pledged to demand accountability for human-rights violations, while the Trump administration's update omits mention of human rights.
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