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Holly Bishop | Thursday 13 November 2025 15:51 GMT

Donald Trump sprayed the Syrian president with his “best” cologne before making a joke about his wife.

This week, Ahmed al-Sharaa became the first Syrian leader to visit the White House since the country's independence in 1946.

During their meeting on Monday (11 November), the US president took a bottle of his own cologne - which costs $249 - and spritzed Mr al-Sharaa with it. “This is men’s fragrance”, Trump told him.