Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s “60 Minutes” debut Sunday night is making waves after what looked to some like a flirtatious exchange with CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan that began with a reference to President Donald Trump’s praise of him as “handsome” and “tough.”

“When you met President Trump back in May, he described you as handsome, tough, and said you had a strong past,” Brennan said during the interview with the Syrian leader which aired on Sunday.

Al-Sharaa cracked a smile as he replied to Brennan: “Have you any doubt about that?”

Brennan, who appeared somewhat taken aback, was determined to steer the conversation back to the topic at hand. 4

“I don’t have any doubt about your strong past, but it’s because of that past that you were designated as a terroris

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