Article snippet: In his first high-stakes speech abroad, President Trump called on Middle Eastern nations to “drive out” extremists. “The nations of the Middle East will have to decide what kind of future they want for themselves, for their country and, frankly, for their families and for their children,” Trump said to a roomful of leaders from more than 50 predominantly Muslim countries. “It's 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,” he said. The president's speech at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Ridyadh, Saudi Arabia, came on the second day of a trip that the administration sees as a chance to "start a new chapter in the history of the region," as one senior administration official told ABC News. Trump in his address took a far more measured tone on Islam than during the campaign, when he called for the “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” and said that he thinks “Islam hates us.” Notably, he did not use the phrase "radical Islamic terrorism," a term that has been a hallmark of his rhetoric at domestic events and which has drawn criticism abroad. Instead Trump in his speech referred to what he called “the crisis of Islamist extre... Link to the full article to read more