During a CNN appearance on Sunday, CBS News contributor Bob Schieffer asserted that President Donald Trump "actually sounded presidential" because he did not go off script during his speech to Muslim leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Today you saw a very different president Trump. He actually sounded presidential.
You may agree or disagree with what he said, but he sounded like a president.
He laid out his vision; he called for help from those in the Muslim world. It was a much different kind of presentation.
I mean the president doesn't pay much attention to advice from others, but I would think if he just pays attention to himself today. This went over very well, mainly because he stayed on script.
No tweet today, but a dignified speech.
I think very few people would disagree with me when I say he helped himself today because he didn't sound like the guy at the end of the bar popping off. He sounded like someone who actually thought about what he is going to say before said it.
CNN host John Berman noted that Schieffer's comments could be viewed as "normalizing the president."
"You're saying that because he met this very low bar for not sounding foolish, he was in fact presidential," Berman said.
"I'm not trying to normalize him in any way," Schieffer replied. "I'm trying to do what reporters do. And that's report and try to emphasize what I think was important."
he just pays attention to himself today.