>> we really have a great friendship. crown prince, thank you very much. thank you for being here. >> he had energy, he had ambition. he was on a charm offensive in the west. >> and he had some help charming america from donald trump's favorite publication, the national enquirer. a glossy issue with the glories of mbs appeared on super market check out lines across america. >> that glossy magazine was really bizarre. >> but the truth about mbs was beginning to emerge, and it was more complicated. >> you're young, 29 years old when he became deputy crown prince. very impulsive, not very experienced young man who had dangerous dark impulses, saddam like impulses now we understand. >> u.s. officials usually weigh in when allies like saudi arabia go off course. >> they need us to draw red