VIDEO | Trump: "King Abdullah II is one of the true great leaders of the world"

US President Donald Trump released a video statement praising the Jordanian people and their monarch, King Abdullah II.

“You are very, very fantastic people with tremendous brilliance and energy,” Trump said, addressing the Jordanian public.

He also spoke highly of King Abdullah II, whom he had a meeting with yesterday, Tuesday, calling him “a tremendous man” and “one of the true great leaders of the world.”

“You are very, very lucky to have him,” Trump added.