But there are lots of other dictators, authoritarians and strongmen in the rest of the world, many of whom Trump has praised through the years. Trump’s approach to economics and foreign policy bucked that tradition and seemed to saw off two of those legs, making for some uncomfortable compromises for the GOP, while culture was the main thing gluing together the MAGA coalition. He went on to cite his administration’s 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani, the former leader of Iran’s Quds Force, and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the former ISIS leader.
Author: Elize Manoukian
Published at: 2026-01-05 23:10:49
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