Trump reportedly asked 'Where's my favorite dictator?' at G7
- Publisher
- Axios
- Published
- 2019-09-13
- Type
- news report
- Link
- https://www.axios.com/2019/09/13/trump-egypt-el-sisi-favorite-dictator
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
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Foreign Policy
'Where's my favorite dictator?': a sourced catalog of Trump's affection for strongmen
From 'we fell in love' with Kim Jong Un to 'genius' for Putin, 'my favorite dictator' for el-Sisi, campaigning for Orbán, a state dinner for Xi and shutting down a Khashoggi question for MBS, the record spans both terms.