K.T. McFarland told Newsmax on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s speech in Saudi Arabia earlier in the day not only might have been the best he has given, but maybe the best speech delivered by anyone in 40 years.
The speech came after Trump met with investors and touted a $600 billion investment commitment by Saudi Arabia in the U.S. and announced ending sanctions against Syria’s new government. Trump’s remarks about the region’s development and future sought to broaden the focus of a four-day trip to the Middle East, his first visit to the region in his second term, with stops in Qatar on Wednesday and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. He described the Middle East as a place of growth and limitless potential.
“I think this was a major favor to [Crown Prince] Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, who has been arguing that we should drop the sanctions against Syria,” McFarland, deputy national security adviser in Trump’s first term, told “Rob Schmitt Tonight.” “They’ve turned the page. Let them have an opportunity. And President Trump did it.
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