On the second and final day of his Saudi Arabian trip, Donald Trump delivered what he called a message of friendship and hope.
Addressing 55 Arab and Muslim leaders, the US President sought to chart a new course for the United States in the region.
"I stand before you as a representative of the American people to deliver a message of friendship and hope and love. That is why I chose to make my first foreign visit a trip to the heart of the Muslim world, to the nation that serves as custodian of the two holiest sites in the Islamic faith."
It was a new message from Donald Trump, following his presidential campaign that was riddled with anti-Islamic rhetoric:
"And we have to look at the Muslims and we have to do something, we cannot stand by and be the stupid people while our country is destroyed."
"I think Islam...hates us."
"When you get these terrorists you have to take out their families."
"I think we have to look at the mosques, I think we have to be extremely careful."
"You will find out who really knocked down the World Trade Center, because they have papers there that are very secret. You may find out it's the Saudis."
Within a week of taking office, President Trump had signed an executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations.
That ban was blocked, and the second order is currently tied up in court.
But in Riyadh, he's declared Islam "one of the world's great faiths".
"We are here to offer partnership based on shared interests and values. We must be united in pursuing the one goal that transcends every other consideration. That goal is to meet history's great test, to conquer extremism and vanquish the forces that terrorism brings with it every single time."
He described the fight against terrorism as a battle between "good and evil", rather than a clash of civilisations.
"It is a choice between two futures, and it is a choice America cannot make for you. A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and drive out the extremists. Drive them out. Drive them out of your places of worship. Drive them out of your communities. Drive them out of your holy land, and drive them out of this earth."
Over the weekend President Trump signed almost half-a-billion dollars' worth of trade deals with King Salman of Saudi Arabia.
They also officially launched a counter-terrorism centre in Riyadh, with Donald Trump using the centre as a chance to place the onus on Muslim states to stamp out extremism.
"This ground-breaking new centre represents a clear declaration that Muslim-majority countries must take the lead in combatting radicalisation and I want to express our gratitude to King Salman for his strong demonstration and his absolutely incredible and powerful leadership."
President Trump also talked at length on Iran, Saudi Arabia's rival.
He blamed Iran for instability in the region, claiming its government funds terrorism.
"For decades, Iran has fuelled the fires of sectarian conflict and terror. It is a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing the destruction of Israel, death to America, and ruin for many leaders and nations in this room. Among Iran's most tragic and destabilising interventions, you've seen it, in Syria."
President Trump then called upon countries to help end the humanitarian crisis in Syria.
The speech marked the end of his Saudi visit.
He will next fly to Israel, then on to Italy.
