Imagine the news cycle that would have ensued if President Barack Obama had met with an ex-jihadist , whom the United States had labeled a terrorist, and praised him as a “tough guy.” What if President Joe Biden’s first planned tour abroad was to the Middle East, but he spurned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hobnob with autocrats (and shake hands with the aforementioned ex-jihadist)? What if he struck a hostage deal with Hamas and kept it secret from Israel? What if he lifted