US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million US bounty on his head.

The president's decision on sanctions does not mean he's chosen to side with self-described "restraint" advocates over foreign policy hawks in Washington.

Trump arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after a 15-hour flight for a four-day tour of the Middle East. Upon arriving, he was met by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after disembarking from Air Force One before attending a Saudi-U.S. Investment forum.

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would cease sanctions against war-torn Syria “in order to give them a chance at greatness,” as he seeks to strengthen ties to Saudi Arabia and others.

Trump said on Tuesday that he would order the lifting of all sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, in a major U.S. policy shift that took some in his ow

You may have picked up on this subtle trend over the past 100-ish days: Democrats love to rag on President DONALD TRUMP ’s foreign policy. Nearly every decision and Truth Social post touching on foreign policy from the president has been met with a barrage of angry rejoinders (or spicy letters to the State Department) from furious Democratic lawmakers.