Remarks Prior to a Meeting With King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
President Trump. Good morning, everybody, and it's a great honor to be with you. Our countries have a wonderful relationship together, but there has been a little strain. But there won't be strain with this administration. We're going to have a very, very long-term, great relationship, and we look forward to it very much.
King Hamad. Thank you.
President Trump. Many of the same things in common.
King Hamad. Thank you.
President Trump. So thank you for being with us.
King Hamad. Thank you. My pleasure. We have a—excuse me.
The President. Yes, please.
King Hamad. We have a great relationship with the United States of America, which the President today presented so greatly. For Bahrain, it's been 120 years of relations with America, and based on a very good foundation of mutual understanding and a strategy that we all have worked with, led to a great stability in the region and prosperity. And I thank you, Mr. President.
President Trump. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you.
NOTE: The President spoke at 9:07 a.m. at the Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh hotel. The transcript, prepared for immediate release by the Office of the Press Secretary, was received by the Office of the Federal Register on July 27.
Donald J. Trump, Remarks Prior to a Meeting With King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/330912
