Arab World Reacts To Trump’s Presidential Win With Cautious Optimism, Hope For Future Cooperation | MEMRI

Donald Trump’s election as the 45th U.S. president was received in the Arab world with mixed emotions. While Syria and Egypt welcomed the result and expressed hopes for cooperation with the new American administration, reactions in the Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia and Qatar, were ambivalent. Although the Gulf states were glad to see the back of the Obama administration, which had brought them tremendous disappointment because of its Iran and Syria policies, and expressed cautious optimism that Trump’s policies would be radically different, they were at the same time very concerned because of his hostile statements regarding Muslims.