Apr 2, 2018 - Politics & Policy
Trump congratulates Egypt's al-Sisi for victory in sham election
- Dave Lawler, author of Axios World
Trump and Sisi at the U.N. Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images
President Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi today to congratulate him for winning an election last week in which potential challengers were pushed aside, allowing the former general to run essentially unopposed.
Flashback: Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin last month for winning a sham election of his own. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders defended the call by saying it was not up to the United States to "dictate how other countries operate."