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Worldwide. In his first speech abroad he urged them to purge their communities of, quote, the foot soldiers of evil. The man who campaigned heavily on a proposed muslim ban today asked islamic leaders in the middle east to unite with america in the global fight against terrorism. Lets get out to Nick Robinson in the saudi capital where President Trump gave that speech today. Nick. Reporter ana, part of President Trumps message seemed to be to alleviate the concerns of those in the room that under president obama they lost the support of the United States. He said our friends never need to question our support, a reassuring message for those in the room, but he had a tone that was designed, if you will, draw the audience in. He said, im not here to tell you how to li ....
Troubling the region is not an issue of a contest between faith. this is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilizations. this is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human ligfe and decet people, all in the name of religion. people that want to protect life and want to protect their religion. this is a battle between good and evil. reporter: but he also made the point that it was up to the countries in the middle east to take this into their own hands, to take the issues into their own hands, not to leave it to the united states to drive the terrorists from their places of worship, he said, to drive the terrorists from their lands. he said they needed to be honest in how they faced up to this issue of islamic extremism. of course, there is still ....