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More deadpan than either Stewart or Colbert, Oliver has brought to previous work an earnest everyman quality that serves him well when playing a correspondant who has missed the point or host delivering a pointed diatribe.

While Mr. Bush was having tea at King Abdullah's lavish ranch, with its crystal chandeliers, date palm trees and exquisite collection of the finest Arabian horses in the world, the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, was at the ministry in Riyadh, delivering a pointed, if polite, rebuke to the president.

The visit was meant to urge them to vote for immigration legislation, but Trump failed to send a strong message that he wanted a particular bill passed, attendees said, and spent much of his time riffing on other subjects — and delivering a pointed dig at Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C ., a TR-S.C .itic who lost his primary elecTrumplast week.

"America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the mother of all wars," Rouhani said, delivering a pointed warning to the Trump administration not to engage in efforts to overthrow the Iranian regime.

Yelling, pounding his fist to his chest, smashing his hand down on a projector, Edwards used the word "embarrassed" at least a dozen times in delivering a pointed message to his players as they began preparations for this weekend's critical game at Miami.

Each performance became a way of delivering a pointed message to the Nazi guards, reminding them that they would surely face judgment for their crimes.

During a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the Republican senator from Arizona delivered a pointed and striking point-by-point takedown of Trump's worldview and brand of nationalism.

While declaring victory in New Hampshire, Mr. Romney  delivered a pointed message to his fellow Republican candidates.

Then, by that famous monument, Macron delivered a pointed rebuke of Trump's "America First" agenda.

Mr. Romney delivered a pointed rebuttal to the bipartisan images of his rival that millions of Americans have watched over the past few days on cable news.

On Tuesday, Poroshenko said he hoped President Trump would deliver a pointed message to Putin when the two meet this weekend in Argentina at the Group of 20 summit.