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Arthel: and this is a fox news alert. we will take you back to riyadh shortly. the convention center, live pictures were secretary of date rex tillerson just about to give remarks before the audience there. we are not sure exactly what the secretary will be saying, but asked that the president, all words at this point are awaited with bated breath. paying close attention to think that is happening, president trump has let the convention center as he is on the way as well as keen salman -- king s...

>> america is repaired to stand with you in pursuit of shared interest and securities. but the middle east cannot wait for america to crush this enemy for them. drive them out of your places of worship. drive them out of your community. drive them out of your holy land. and drive them out of this earth. rick: reaction is pouring in after president trumps historic speech calling for unity in the fight against terrorism. and laying out an alliance in the middle east. >> reporter: it was a high-sta...

John: nothing we could see. when king abdullah of jordan gave a speech immediately following the president he seemed to suggest that any question that the president does not like the muslim world was laid to rest. he got a lot of handshakes on the way out. it was pitch perfect for the audience it was one of those things where one wrong word could have changed how it was received. it does seem to have been very well received by the people who were there. well see how it plays in the united states...

King abdullah spoke after the president. he referred to the threat of islamic terrorism as a civil war within islam. he knows it well because overwhelming number of victims of islamic terrorism have been their fellow muslims. arthel: there have been many people who followed president trump, candidate trump and mr. trumps words throughout the years, and was very, very dogmatic of his criticism of president obama and others who did not say the words "radical islamic terrorism." what changed on tha...

And to talk about the countries in the the middle east to take the lead in doing it. its not a news flash saying every president whether its donald trump or barack obama dont talk the same way on the campaign trail as they do when they give major presidential addresses. it reflects whats appropriate in the circumstances. thats one reason trumps critics are probably so frustrated by this speech because there is so little to hold on to. they probably secretly wish he had used the phrase "radical i...

Including for the crowd. the saudi foreign minister said the speech would move from enmity to a spirit of cooperation. we are not here to lecture and tell other people how to live. we are here to offer partnership based on shared values. he wanted to set a new commitment to rid the world of terrorism. >> its a choice between two futures, and its a choice america cannot make for you. a better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and drive out the extremists. drive them...

Is there any group outright turned off. >> anybody opposed to trump from the outset will be turned off. i thought it was an excellent speech. there in riyadh, he did speak to the broader international community as well. i thought he was right on target on two key points, how to deal with radical islamic terrorism, even though he didnt use the phrase, and how to deal with iran, which hadnt received as much attention to the runup to this meeting which i thought was coequally the subject of this sp...

And drive them out of this earth. john: the speech the president gave toned down from the rhetoric we saw from the election campaign where the president said over and over again, its important to see the words "radical islamic terrorism" to confront the threat posed by isis. he didnt say that, but he did deviate from his prepared remarks. the president said islamic. dont know if that was by intent or if he departed to the remarks. he didnt reflect the prepared remarks islamist accurately. he sai...

Of how tehran operate as a government? or does this new alignment send iran into the arms of russia? john: iran is in the arms of russia. iran has been on the u.s. list of state sponsors of terrorism for decades and it still pursues nuclear weapons. i think what trump did in this speech was say to the arab world in particular, we are back on real planet earth after 8 years of the other worldly obama deals. and they could begin to behave like a civilized nation. iran wont be a partner for peace a...

Partner in the fight. ed the president also condemned nations supporting terror. >> until the iranian regime is ready to be a and for peace. all nations must work together to isolate, deny, funding for terrorism cannot do. and pray for the day when the iranian people have the just and righteous government they so richly deserve. rick: john roberts is traveling with the president in riyadh, saudi arabia. he delivered his speech to some would say a very tough room. john: you would really have to b...