Michael Weiss

And although the Turks didn't intervene directly, they certainly intervened indirectly, as Donald Trump himself was joking when he was sat next to Netanyahu in the Oval Office several weeks ago. So you kind of have the United States now certifying what looks to be a pretty hawkish interventionist policy in one country in the Middle East by recognizing al-Shara, lifting sanctions.

And although the Turks didn't intervene directly, they certainly intervened indirectly, as Donald Trump himself was joking when he was sat next to Netanyahu in the Oval Office several weeks ago. So you kind of have the United States now certifying what looks to be a pretty hawkish interventionist policy in one country in the Middle East by recognizing al-Shara, lifting sanctions.

And although the Turks didn't intervene directly, they certainly intervened indirectly, as Donald Trump himself was joking when he was sat next to Netanyahu in the Oval Office several weeks ago. So you kind of have the United States now certifying what looks to be a pretty hawkish interventionist policy in one country in the Middle East by recognizing al-Shara, lifting sanctions.

So I'm a little bit confused how people seem to come up with a coherent or sensible worldview here. I mean, there's a little from column A, a little from column B. But again, we come back to the core issue, which is this is a man who is incredibly impressionable. Somebody has a line that I quite like. He's like a seat cushion. He bears the impression of the last ass to sit on him, right?

So I'm a little bit confused how people seem to come up with a coherent or sensible worldview here. I mean, there's a little from column A, a little from column B. But again, we come back to the core issue, which is this is a man who is incredibly impressionable. Somebody has a line that I quite like. He's like a seat cushion. He bears the impression of the last ass to sit on him, right?

So I'm a little bit confused how people seem to come up with a coherent or sensible worldview here. I mean, there's a little from column A, a little from column B. But again, we come back to the core issue, which is this is a man who is incredibly impressionable. Somebody has a line that I quite like. He's like a seat cushion. He bears the impression of the last ass to sit on him, right?

Incredibly impressionable and just eminently bribable. It's not what's in it for my country. It's what's in it for me. Ooh, you want to give me a plane? Awesome. Who's going to give him a mega yacht next, right? You're going to build my casinos and my hotels in your countries? Amazing. That's how he does business. And I think I don't fault...

Incredibly impressionable and just eminently bribable. It's not what's in it for my country. It's what's in it for me. Ooh, you want to give me a plane? Awesome. Who's going to give him a mega yacht next, right? You're going to build my casinos and my hotels in your countries? Amazing. That's how he does business. And I think I don't fault...

Incredibly impressionable and just eminently bribable. It's not what's in it for my country. It's what's in it for me. Ooh, you want to give me a plane? Awesome. Who's going to give him a mega yacht next, right? You're going to build my casinos and my hotels in your countries? Amazing. That's how he does business. And I think I don't fault...

these Gulf kleptocracies and autocracies from just figuring this out. I mean, they have their own interests to pursue and to prosecute and, you know, good on them, I suppose. But yeah, it's a terrible state to be in in this country when, I mean, you know, all of the crimes, all of the corruption, it's not hidden.

these Gulf kleptocracies and autocracies from just figuring this out. I mean, they have their own interests to pursue and to prosecute and, you know, good on them, I suppose. But yeah, it's a terrible state to be in in this country when, I mean, you know, all of the crimes, all of the corruption, it's not hidden.

these Gulf kleptocracies and autocracies from just figuring this out. I mean, they have their own interests to pursue and to prosecute and, you know, good on them, I suppose. But yeah, it's a terrible state to be in in this country when, I mean, you know, all of the crimes, all of the corruption, it's not hidden.

It's not the kind of thing that the Washington Post has to spend two years investigating. It's happening, you know, under the Klieg lights. It's happening on 24-hour cable news networks in plain sight. And we're all kind of like, oh, okay, I guess it's the new status quo.

It's not the kind of thing that the Washington Post has to spend two years investigating. It's happening, you know, under the Klieg lights. It's happening on 24-hour cable news networks in plain sight. And we're all kind of like, oh, okay, I guess it's the new status quo.

It's not the kind of thing that the Washington Post has to spend two years investigating. It's happening, you know, under the Klieg lights. It's happening on 24-hour cable news networks in plain sight. And we're all kind of like, oh, okay, I guess it's the new status quo.

For Donald Trump to be the last man in Washington, D.C. to be bought by the Qataris... I mean, that's worthy of a Joseph Heller novel or at least a Netflix limited series, right? I mean, that is the most hilarious thing in the world.

For Donald Trump to be the last man in Washington, D.C. to be bought by the Qataris... I mean, that's worthy of a Joseph Heller novel or at least a Netflix limited series, right? I mean, that is the most hilarious thing in the world.

For Donald Trump to be the last man in Washington, D.C. to be bought by the Qataris... I mean, that's worthy of a Joseph Heller novel or at least a Netflix limited series, right? I mean, that is the most hilarious thing in the world.

The Wall Street Journal, everybody's writing pieces now about Qatari influence peddling and how they purchased universities and institutions and massive lobbying campaign. And all they had to do is give this guy a jet, an old jet that nobody else wants to buy. It's utterly hilarious.

The Wall Street Journal, everybody's writing pieces now about Qatari influence peddling and how they purchased universities and institutions and massive lobbying campaign. And all they had to do is give this guy a jet, an old jet that nobody else wants to buy. It's utterly hilarious.