and his regime's brutality. he believed that. what does it say about the president and his world of view? >> it says that when the president hears somebody flatter him and tell him something that he wants to hear, he repeats it. the president today was a mouth piece for the king of saudi arabia. the readout of the call is what the king said to him. what we did not hear from the president is what he said to the king. what he said about how important human rights are to the united states and how important it is to have a credible investigation. none of that was mentioned but the difference here is, to your point, david, if the president doesn't act, congress still can. the global investigation was triggered. congress can block armed sells while the president may respond, this is bipartisan consensus this won't go unpunished. >> he said severe punishment, the president did but said he wouldn't rule out arm sells. what kind of message does this send to the rest of the world?