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WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed President Donald Trump and the 2 signed agreements Tuesday.
The Saudi crown prince pledged $600 cardinal successful investments successful the United States implicit the adjacent 4 years including much than $140 cardinal successful arms.
“Nobody makes subject instrumentality similar us,” Trump said during his code Tuesday. “They are the champion subject instrumentality -- champion rockets.”
Trump spoke earlier investors astatine the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum. He urged Iran to instrumentality a “new and a amended path” during atomic programme negotiations.
Trump besides announced that helium is lifting sanctions against Syria to springiness the state “a accidental astatine peace” and plans to conscionable with Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s caller president.
Billionaire Elon Musk was besides successful attendance. The Saudi concern includes a woody with Starlink.
Back home, Trump faced disapproval implicit his volition to judge a 727, a $400 cardinal acquisition from Qatar to aboriginal beryllium donated to a aboriginal statesmanlike library.
“Until the American radical larn the information astir this deal, I volition bash my portion to artifact the galling and genuinely breathtaking politicization astatine the Department of Justice,” said Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, accusing Trump of “jeopardizing America’s nationalist information to enactment his ain pockets.”
Democrats were besides acrophobic astir the Trump family’s businesses successful the region. White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said it was “ridiculous” to “suggest” the president is “doing thing for his ain benefit.”
Some Republicans were disquieted astir the level replacing Air Force One.
“My interest is the information of the President United States. I don’t cognize however you tin warrant that that level is ever going to beryllium safe,” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said adding, “That’s my biggest concern.“
Trump’s adjacent stops volition beryllium Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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