Deals
Trump Dials Back Islam Critique as He Basks in Saudi Deals
- President delivers speech to regional leaders on terrorism
- Trump embattled at home on first foreign trip as president
President Donald Trump talks about the Middle East's role in the war on terrorism. He addressed more than 50 Arab leaders at a summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the second day of his inaugural foreign trip. (Source: Bloomberg)
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President Donald Trump said the war on terrorism isn’t a battle between different faiths, toning down rhetoric that had fueled concerns America was at war with Islam.
On the second day of his inaugural foreign trip, where he’s been hailed by Arab leaders as a “dear brother” and a man with “unique personality,” Trump told Muslim allies on Sunday not to wait for U.S. help to crush terror groups. Countries must ensure that terrorists find “no sanctuary,” he said in a speech to more than 50 leaders who gathered in Riyadh.