President Donald Trump welcomed the once-pariah Syrian president to the White House with open arms—and some uncomfortable jokes.

Trump, 79, met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, 43, in the Oval Office on Monday, marking the first time a leader of the once-isolated state had set foot on American soil in nearly 80 years. Perhaps to lighten the mood, Trump presented the former Al-Qaeda commander with a bottle of Trump perfume in a bizarre exchange that has since circulated widely on social media.

“This is men’s fragrance, here,” Trump said to his uncomfortably laughing Syrian counterpart. The president then doused the perfume onto Sharaa and added, “It’s the best fragrance.”

Trump told Sharaa—whom he’s previously described as a “young, attractive guy, tough guy”—to keep the bottle. “T

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