Trump’s Africa Strategy: A Mix of Diplomacy, Exclusion, and Controversy
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During a meeting with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Donald Trump engaged in a bizarre exchange involving compliments, a sales pitch for a golf course in Senegal, and off-script remarks about Faye's appearance, which sparked online criticism and raised concerns about diplomatic decorum.
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