Donald Trump was “exhausted” during his first trip overseas as President and asked his daughter to attend a scheduled event in his place.
Mr Trump abruptly skipped the event on the second day of his trip in Saudi Arabia and the day before he was due to meet with Israeli leaders to negotiate a peace process with Palestine.
A White House official was asked by reporters why Mr Trump had deviated from his prepared speech earlier that day to Muslim leaders about fighting Islamist terrorism.
Ms Trump gave a three-minute speech in his place, thanking the Saudi royals for their hospitality.
Over the weekend, Mr Trump received the highest civilian honour in Saudi Arabia and bowed while he received it.
Mr Trump did not mention Saudi atrocities in Yemen, or the US’s potential ties with Russia, who also carried out deadly air strikes in Syria.
Mr Comey had been leading up an investigation into potential ties between Mr Trump and his team with the Russians before and after the election. »