President Trump wrapped up his three-nation Middle East trip on Friday, after receiving various warm welcomes and securing business agreements in the region. Charles believes the president’s positive reception was a product of his open communication and representation of American values — a claim he supports with an international free speech index. 

FOX News host Julie Banderas and National Review staff writer Caroline Downey join Charles to discuss how some Middle Eastern countries seem to be showing increased support for free speech, all while it becomes an increasingly polarizing issue in the U.S. 

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