Protests in Egypt Show Trump’s Wrong about al-Sisi

Expand President Donald Trump meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 23, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Evan Vucci At the United Nations General Assembly meetings this week, US President Donald Trump praised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as a “great leader” who has brought Egypt out of “turmoil.” A few weeks earlier Trump reportedly referred to al-Sisi as “my favorite dictator.” Trump’s praise came days after widespread protests erupted in numerous Egyptian cities after an Egyptian contractor, who had worked with…

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