It was May 2019 and national security officials were in the Situation Room discussing Iran when President Trump abruptly changed the subject. He wanted to talk about granting asylum and citizenship to white South African farmers.Mr. Trump had floated the…
In Saudi Arabia, he received a standing ovation from business elites as he announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria.In Qatar, he took home an investment pledge of billions of dollars in American goods and services.In the United Arab Emirates,…
“When they give you a putt, you pick it up and walk to the next hole and say, ‘Thank you very much.’”That was President Trump using a golf analogy to explain why he planned to accept the gift of an…
This is the parable of the president and the putt.It was Monday morning in Washington and President Trump was in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, signing one more executive order before departing for his expedition to the Middle…
A contest of sorts has played out across Europe, the United States and the Middle East in recent days as President Trump’s two older sons have pursued a blitz of family moneymaking ventures capitalizing on their father’s name and power,…
The Trump Organization has agreed to a new Middle East golf course and real estate deal that involves a Qatari government-owned firm, two weeks before President Trump is set to travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates…
President Trump flew briefly this weekend into a European continent he has thrown into chaos in recent months, paying respects to Pope Francis at his funeral, but also meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at a critical moment that…
The flashy online announcement called it “the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World,” a chance to have “an intimate private dinner” with President Trump at his members-only golf club in Virginia, followed by a tour of the White House.A seat…
This month in the White House’s Rose Garden, as he held up a placard showing the global wave of tariffs he wanted to impose, President Trump paused to fondly recall a fallen friend.“The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo, was —…