Trump era heralds warming of US-Egypt ties

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The bromance began at their first meeting in New York last September, when Donald Trump was still on the campaign trail. President Trump has vowed to wipe "radical Islamic terrorism" from the face of the Earth. Image copyright AFP Image caption Donald Trump has praised Abdul Fattah al-Sisi as a "fantastic guy"As President Donald Trump tries to re-instate his controversial travel ban, there is one thing he does not need to worry about - any opposition from Egypt. He, too, heard Barack Obama speak in person, and is urging his successor to get back to first principles. When President Trump decided to temporarily close America`s borders to citizens of seven mainly Muslim nations, the response from Cairo was striking.