Bellowing into the microphone, he implored Muslim leaders to aggressively fight extremists: "Drive them out of your places of worship. Trump was enthusiastically embraced in Riyadh, where the ruling royal family has welcomed his tougher stance on Iran, its regional foe. That speech was denounced by many Republicans and criticised by a number of the United States' Middle East allies as being a sort of apology. Trump's speech came amid a renewed courtship of the United States' Arab allies. From Saudi Arabia, Trump heads Monday to Israel for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Source: Bangkok Post May 21, 2017 17:26 UTC