I think that Alex just likes Husseini because he has publicly compared himself to Trump a number of times in the past, highlighting how they're both former TV stars who want to improve their countries. Alex is painfully susceptible to people who make their brand, I'm ex-country's version of Trump. He just can't, it's catnipped to him. He's like, oh, I love you. It's ridiculous. And if they're famous. True. He is very much a star fucker.