President Joe Biden sent words of support for Jordan's King Abdullah II after the monarch accused his half-brother Hamzah of sedition.
Biden's came after days of rocky developments in Jordan, who signed a peace treaty with Israel back in 1994, after days of rocky reports of palace intrigue.
The president spoke at the end of a speech on his infrastructure plan, responding to a shouted question. Asked what his message would be for Abdullah, whose stable reign has provided a foothold for U.S. Middle East policy in the turbulent region, Biden responded: 'I would tell him that he has a friend in America.'