Trump Sprays Perfume on Syrian President Once Designated as Al-Qaeda Terrorist, Jokes About Wives

• Syrian president Ahmad al-Sharaa entered the White House quietly, avoiding journalists and their probing question
• A candid video captured Donald Trump’s unusually warm welcome for the former militant leader
• Light-hearted jokes and cologne sprays marked a striking contrast to Sharaa’s past as a US prisoner

The Syrian president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, arrived at the White House through a side entrance, avoiding the press. Journalists, who had prepared questions about his past as a jihadist, were kept out of the Oval Office.

A candid video revealed the warmth of Donald Trump’s private greeting for Mr Sharaa, who had recently completed his journey from militant leader to head of state.

Trump sprays cologne on Sharaa

“This is men’s fragrance,” said Mr Trump, as he removed the golden cap from a bottle of his own cologne and sprayed it on the clearly reluctant Syrian leader. He added: “It’s the best fragrance. OK?”

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Mr Trump explained there was a second bottle for his wife before joking: “How many wives do you have? One?”

Sharaa laughs at Trump’s joke

Mr Sharaa, who until days earlier had been classified as a “specially designated global terrorist”, laughed and confirmed he had just one wife. Mr Trump responded with a smile and a slap on his arm, saying: “With you guys, I never know.”

The light-hearted reference to Islam’s allowance of up to four wives under strict conditions marked a striking contrast to Mr Sharaa’s last encounter with the United States. Decades earlier, he had been held at the notorious Abu Ghraib military prison in Iraq.

See the video below:

Source: Legit.ng