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Trump visits Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi

Trump became the first U.S. president to tour the complex; secretaries of state Blinken and Rubio visited previously

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump tours the synagogue at the Abrahamic Family House during a cultural visit on May 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Danielle Cohen-Kanik
May 15, 2025

President Donald Trump visited the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Friday, the first American presidential visit to the interfaith institution since its inauguration in February 2023.

The complex, which houses a synagogue, mosque...

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