Or that he effectively auctioned off the first destination on his first major foreign trip, heading to Saudi Arabia because the kingdom was ready to make big investments in U.S. companies.It’s not even that the Trump family has fast-growing business ties in the Middle East that run deep and offer the potential of vast profits.

During a Saudi Arabia visit, former U.S. President Donald Trump surprised attendees by asking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman how he sleeps at night, later clarifying it as praise for MBS's resilience and transformation of Saudi Arabia.

Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term. It served as a gilded debut for a foreign policy focused on securing cash infusions for American businesses.

President Donald Trump in a speech in Saudi Arabia has urged Iran to take a “new and a better path” as he pushes for a new nuclear deal. At a U.S.

Trump will meet Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman on the first day of his visit and is then expected to attend a summit of Gulf leaders on Wednesday May 14, before travelling to Qatar that same day,

President Trump was greeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia as he stepped off Air Force One on Tuesday.