“Which call will you answer first?” This is how Trump responded to a hypothetical question about Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed

US President Donald Trump refused to answer the question about “which call he will answer first” if he receives two calls at the same time from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, describing both of them as “two great friends and people.” Salem News Channel anchor Hugh Hewitt asked Trump: “If two phones rang in the Oval Office at the same time and one of them was the ruler of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and the other was the ruler of the Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, which call would you answer first?”

Trump replied, "Well, I don't want to answer that because it would get me in big trouble with one of them, but they're both friends of mine and great people." The American President continued by saying: “But if I answer your question, you will put me in a very big problem with one of them.”

Trump also said in another interview with the "Straight Shooter" program that the Gulf states "prefer the status quo with Iran," that is, keeping the economic blockade in place without heading to a comprehensive military escalation, pointing out that this is "what prevents him from ending the matter," as he said.