A record 4,346,831 people visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi in the first half of this year.

The visit of one of them, though, was particularly significant.

That one was Donald Trump.

The day of his visit, May 15, marked two firsts.

It was the first time the stunning marble tribute to the emirate’s founder had ever been completely closed to the public.

And it was the first time Trump had visited a mosque in either of his presidential terms.

It highlighted a sharp change in Trump II’s attitude towards the Muslim world from that of Trump I.

When he was running for president the first time, Trump said mosques were places that produced “hateful ideas” and suggested on more than one occasion that they should be placed under constant surveillance.

Now, he was standing in

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