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$1.2 Trillion, a Genocide, and an Abandoned Ally: Who Hit Trump on the Head Before His Saudi Tour?
President Trump just cut Israel loose, flirted with Iran, and cashed in big
You ever wake up, scroll through the news, and do a double take — not because of what happened, but because who did it?
Donald J. Trump is back in the foreign policy spotlight (some may say he never left), and this time, he’s not yelling about obliterating his personal enemies.
Let’s start with the obvious: something snapped. Or maybe clicked. Either way, this is not your old Trump.
This isn’t the “fire and fury” Trump, or even the “golfing through democracy’s funeral” Trump. No, this is $1.2 trillion-deal-signing, Israel-ignoring, Iran-talking, Syria-softening, missile dome-plotting Trump.
Here’s the 1.2 trillion-dollar question:
Who hit Trump on the head?
What’s gotten into him?
And more importantly… why is the MAGA Messiah suddenly playing peacemaker in a region he’s spent years lighting on fire?