the mainstream media in terms of newspapers and major networks was 80% negative, yes, you could say this is also a flip-flop on the part of the press. it was really hard to watch tv or to read the news coverage of what he said and the reaction, and not to say something positive about this president. but i had to ask myself, is this the same guy who was campaigning on the islam hates us theme? is this the same man? i don t care what happened, whether or not he got religion on the way over to saudi arabia, it was a welcome speech, it was a realism speech, and it was a speech that i think made americans proud to see some one representing them there in that kingdom. leland: as judy points out, positive coverage here in the united states, very positive coverage in saudi arabia. as the president landed in israel, not necessarily entirely positive. this a quote from one of the main newspapers in israel on its op-ed pain.
the middle east, it is an opening, an opening for the u.s. and also for other countries to come back and to see what they can do to improve the lives of israelis and palestinians. jenna: as far as investment from both much our nations, something we can work on when it comes to the iran issue, obviously deal with iran in some respects, at the united nations. and i m curious what you see, now, as you get the words from the prime minister of israel, as well as our president. very strong words on iran. in practical terms how do you see our two nations working together to stop the threat that is the iranian regime? two aspects. first, is valid agreement signed with the iranians, we need to work together to apply new sanctions against iran. we follow the plis particular missile test. the second aspect, iran is funding terrorism. whenever you look at the middle east, whether it is in yemen, lebanon, sir yashg the gaza
fifth if you don t have anything to hide? because he has a good lawyer. and if he s not given immunity, as oliver north was, in the iran-contra scandal, you won t appear before that panel and say anything that might incriminate you. that is his right without casting judgment. but i think what you re pointing to, leland, the fact that this domestic story will not go away. and it continues to dominate much of the news. even as the president stands in riyadh and in jerusalem. i think is likely to dog us for the rest of this trip. no matter how much the president wants to change the subject. leland: judy, you got the first word and the last word which john, i think, you have to live with. appreciate it, buddy. good to see you both. thank you. jenna: president trump meeting with the israeli prime minister after what think was a very successful trip to saudi arabia. how can the president build on some of his accomplishments?
mcmasters on special report live from riyadh, more saudi reaction. you re right, jenna, the connective tissue between this trip and saudi arabia, the meeting with the 50-plus muslim-arab nations, then to israel, is iran. that is the thing that brings it all together. the concern about the threat from iran in the region, the geopolitical shift that is the trumped a mshgs from the obama administration, welcome here in sauldie arabia and throughout the arab world and welcomed in israel when you hear the israeli president saying america is back again, that is quite a message on a trip from two very different parts of this same region. jenna: brett, thank you. all this makes for a can t-miss special report, brett baer live from saudi arabia at 6:00 p.m. eastern, he will have much more reporting on the ground from saudi arabia including as you
strip, the money, the funds, the weapons, the knowledge is all coming from iran. today we should work together. in the past, people saw israel was the problem, today some countries, understand it is the solution. we can work together to fight the radical forces coming out of iran. jenna: ambassador, great to have out program, appreciate it. these are images from earlier after the president s trip in israel. there is certainly more work to be done and headlines to watch for. we appreciate your perspective. thank you. as we continue to monitor the president overseas in the middle east, breaking now from the other side of the worl, the north koreans not wanting to be ignored on the heels of another missile test, the north says it s ready to deploy and mass produce a new missile. these missile launches are the kim s regime answer to the trump policy. secretary of state tiller son in the middle east, weighed in on