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President Donald Trump kicked off a high-profile tour of the Gulf on Tuesday, beginning in Riyadh, focusing on securing business investments from Saudi Arabia. He arrived alongside top U.S. business leaders, including Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, as the kingdom hosted a U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum highlighting tech, infrastructure, and economic partnerships.
What to Know:
- Trump is seeking up to $1 trillion in investment deals from Gulf nations.
- He landed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, greeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- Major U.S. executives from Amazon, Nvidia, BlackRock, and others are attending.
- The visit emphasizes economic ties over regional security issues.
- Trump will continue his trip to Qatar on Wednesday and the UAE on Thursday.
- Notably, he is skipping Israel, raising questions about shifting U.S. priorities.
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Who went to Saudi Arabia with Trump?
When U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday morning to kick off a four-day tour of the Middle East, he brought a large delegation that included senior figures from his administration and guests from the business world.
Trump was greeted with all the pomp of a royal welcome as he was met by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman while disembarking from Air Force One to the sound of fanfare.
A Saudi-US Investment Forum event is taking place on Tuesday, and many of Trump’s extensive delegation will attend, along with many of the top business leaders from the U.S. One of the focuses of Trump’s Middle East trip is growing U.S. trade.
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