That’s quite an … unusual … opening for a presidential statement. pic.twitter.com/yc9rVoPI7g

— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) November 20, 2018

Here is the @realDonaldTrump statement on Saudi Arabia in full. pic.twitter.com/vQEq69IfLk

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 20, 2018

Trump defends keeping current relationship with Saudi Arabia by saying:
- Iran presents a biggest problem in Yemen
- SA buys a lot of US military equipment
- Khashoggi may have been in the Muslim Brotherhood
- They’ve helped keep oil prices down https://t.co/vxPpA8OhqO

— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) November 20, 2018

How do even the prepared written statements come out sounding like demented stream-of-consciousness rants? https://t.co/JYwaCCPKAF

— Julian Sanchez (@normative) November 20, 2018