Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., on Thursday offered rare praise for President Donald Trump’s promising developments in the Middle East.

“I’m not in the habit of praising Donald Trump, but I’ve got to tell you, in the last week or so in the Middle East … Ukraine, Russia it’s a different story,” Himes, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, told Politico.

Trump on Tuesday held out Saudi Arabia as a model for a reimagined Middle East, using the first major foreign trip of his term to emphasize the promise of economic prosperity over instability in a region reeling from wars.

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