they never would have considered doing it. but it appears the saudis knew president trump fairly well. and if it's open season on your political critics in the united states does nothing about it, that is just appalling. it creates a situation where we green towards a complete shutdown of freedom, the ability to express yourself. the president is just crazy wrong to say our relationship with saudi arabia somehow our economy hinges on it. it does not. the weapons sales he keeps pointing to are but a mere -- pittance of our committee. and it's just a cover of the fact that the president doesn't mind. i so, again, this is not the direction that u.s. policy should be going. and it is deeply, deeply disturbing.