Dictators

Richard Haass said Trump's meeting with Erdogan in Washington is further evidence of the president's affinity for authoritarians.

"We couldn't figure out early on why he was being so nice to Russia," a former senior administration official said.

Cooper's segment, titled "There's something about a dictator," detailed the president's concerning rapport with the world's most controversial leaders.

"I sat on that stage between Bernie and John McCain, and John McCain kept reciting to me names of dictators during that speech because he knew more than any of us what we were facing as a nation," Klobuchar said.

"A focus on personal relationships is important, but it has to be coupled with a hard-nosed business of diplomacy," said William Burns, a former deputy secretary of state.

Without mentioning him by name, the former Texas congressman took a swipe at President Donald Trump's relationship with foreign adversaries, like North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump's former campaign manager has dealt with many foreign leaders accused of human rights abuses during his decades-long career as a political lobbyist.

Trump's admiration of South Asian strongmen breaks with diplomatic precedent at a time when his administration is challenging traditional alliances.

Fox & Friends host Abby Huntsman said Sunday that President Donald Trump's historic summit with North Korean despot Kim Jong Un in Singapore would be a meeting between "two dictators."

The president's "insatiable admiration for strongmen" has had dangerous implications outside the U.S., Human Rights Watch says.

Jailing journalists for "false news" rose to a new record in 2017.

He did a deal with the Kurds, cozied up to African despots and befriended Putin.

Post-coup, Turkey is coming very close to autocratic rule—will anything stop it?

A Norwegian health group has launched a campaign to reduce the risks of asthma.

Does Cruz really think Saddam or his bloodthirsty sons were going to be a stabilizing force?

Try a glass of the Iron Fist in Velvet Glove cocktail while you read what tyrants guzzle.