Today, President Trump is embracing a former jihadist turned president of Syria.

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Twenty years ago, Syria's now leader was known as a jihadist captured by U.S. forces,

but today he's all smiles with the most powerful man in the world.

And it's not the only moment on this presidential trip

where Trump is flipping foreign relations expectations upside down.

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Welcome to the lead. I'm Dick Tapper. Today we are seeing signs of major changes in U.S. foreign policy as President Donald Trump continues his trip across the Middle East.

President Trump was greeted today by camels and red Tesla's as he arrived in Qatar, where

he announced a $200 billion deal for Qatar to purchase 160 jets from U.S. airplane

manufacturer Boeing.

This is separate from the plane he says he will accept from Qatar to be used as Air Force

One, a gift that is, of course, raised legal and ethical and national

security questions. But before leaving Saudi Arabia for Qatar today, President Trump held an

informal meeting over tea with Syria's new interim president, Ahmad al-Shara. It's a moment that

would have really been unthinkable until recently because Shara is a former

jihadist who had a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head before he led the overthrow of the

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