That is because Strength is the only thing people like the Saudis, Chinese, Russians (gasp) respect.
They know President Trump is not a pushover or limp wrist who can be fooled or taken advantage of easily.
They may hate him, they you know they Respect him.
I’ve been watching a lot of the coverage of this trip by Fox News, CNN, ABC News, etc from uploaded videos on YouTube. (I didn’t watch it live.)
I don’t about anybody else, but I have thoroughly enjoyed hearing the liberal anchors being “stunned” in one instance over President Trump being given the royal treatment and getting the pomp and circumstance welcome that Barack Obama never got.
And to my great surprise, even a CNN anchor admitted Obama didn’t receive such grandeur and respect.
You’re absolutely right, the Arab world respects strength.
And as an English commentator on CNN pointed out, Saudi Arabia felt betrayed by Obama on the pulling out of our forces in the Middle East and cozying up to Iran.