At a U.S.-Saudi investment forum in Riyadh, in the presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a striking defense of his foreign policy vision, rejecting moral crusades in favor of hard-nosed realism. Senator J.D. Vance praised the speech as “the best articulation of a smart, realistic foreign policy” by any U.S. president. Listen to it below:
President Trump's speech in Saudi Arabia was the best articulation of a smart, realistic foreign policy I've ever heard from an American leader:https://t.co/Lpp8lDwHln
— JD Vance (@JDVance) May 14, 2025
“Far too many American presidents have been afflicted with the notion that it’s our job to look into the souls of foreign leaders and dispense justice for their sins,” Trump said. “That is God’s job. My job is to defend America.”
