Donald Trump has held many rallies, but never one in the parliament of a foreign nation.

President Trump’s speech to the Knesset Monday was a raucous, celebratory affair with the audience of Israeli lawmakers showering him with adulation. Trump’s reception made it a little like a State of the Union address with no Democrats in attendance (although there was one disruption).

For all the focus on Trump as the dyspeptic voice of “American carnage” — and there’s no doubt that he can be excoriating about his political enemies — he is a natural at the vauntingly optimistic pep talk. His speech was utterly characteristic upbeat Trump. It was amusing, boastful, discursive and full of over-the-top praise for everyone in his charmed circle.

Its ideological significance was Trump’s ringing endorse

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