heather: president trump hitting back hard after saudi arabia threatened action against the united states saying if the country is responsible for the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi the fallout will be severe. it s being investigated. we would be very upset and angry if that were the case. we re going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment. heather: joining me now with expert insight is ally aramesh. thank you for joining us. let s talk about what the president said just there. he said we ll get to the bottom of it, there will be severe punishment if in fact saudi arabia is responsible. i certainly hope the president follows through this with threat and this promise. there are many members of the president s administration and the national security team and foreign policy team that have not been happy with how the crown prince has been operating