“It’s not a complex thing to do. With the United States being in control of that piece of land — that fairly large piece of land — you’re going to have stability in the Middle East for the first time.” Donald Trump. One can only imagine how a king would react to such ignorant words uttered before him, with the world watching. In addition to the feeling of embarrassment by association, the head of the Jordanian state must have been dumb-folded. Instead of sinking low, as a royal he chose the route of diplomacy and regal etiquette, and got media backlash for that. The February 2025 meeting between King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Donald Trump in the White House shed the light on the dangers of misinformed public perception, and expectations. Some hailed the monarch, and other criticized him for avoiding the use of stern, confrontational statements. The divide in reactions in the media is extremely clear and confirms the takeover of political binarism. One is either with or ...