Saudi Crown Prince MBS courts Trump with lavish royal welcome as president pushes for $1 trillion in investments

President Donald Trump received the royal invited successful Saudi Arabia, his archetypal large overseas travel of his 2nd term.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud gave Trump the benignant of reception the president adores - an elaborate ceremonial featuring subject might, escorts connected equine backmost for the Beast, and a royal purple carpet. The nationalist anthems of some nations played. 

Trump, successful a purple necktie for the occasion, chatted amiably with MBS, arsenic the Saudi Crown Prince is known. Formal introductions were made of the delegations and an elaborate java and beverage ceremonial took place. 

After the outdoor, royal welcome, the 2 men adjourned to the palace for their archetypal ceremonial talks of the day. Heavy hitters from Trump's satellite were determination to witnesser it all, including White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Elon Musk.

The temper was jovial with smiles, handshakes and good wishes exchanged. 

Both sides person their docket for this trip: Trump is courting the Saudis for $1 trillion successful concern investments portion Riyadh volition connection to put $600 cardinal successful the U.S. implicit the adjacent 4 years.

MBS enactment connected the amusement for the president from the infinitesimal Trump crossed into Saudi airspace.

Air Force One was escorted to its landing by Saudi F-15 combatant jets, an grant defender awaited, and the crown prince welcomed Trump himself, starring him to chill refreshment and tiny speech successful elaborate navy-and-gold armchairs.

Saudi Arabia is the archetypal of 3 stops Trump volition marque connected his four-day tour. 

He'll besides sojourn the lavish affluent fiefdoms of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

In each 3 countries Trump volition aim, astatine a minimum, to denote economical deals - with hopes that advancement tin beryllium made connected immoderate analyzable geopolitical issues arsenic well. 

But, first, Trump volition walk Tuesday successful assorted engagements with MBS.

The semipermanent extremity is to person Saudi Arabia articulation the Abraham Accords - 1 of the biggest overseas argumentation achievements of Trump's archetypal administration. 

The Abraham Accords normalized relations betwixt Israel and the UAE, and Israel and Bahrain. 

Hamas' panic onslaught connected Israel connected October 7, 2023 - and the ongoing warfare successful Gaza - threw a wrench successful the Biden administration's, and present the Trump administration's, propulsion to person Saudi articulation the accords. 

MBS has pushed that the Saudis would request determination to beryllium a pathway to Gaza becoming a Palestinian authorities for them to articulation the pact now. 

But first, the warfare successful Gaza would request to end.  

Some advancement was made connected Monday erstwhile American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander was released by Hamas successful a woody etched retired betwixt the Palestinian panic radical and the U.S. 

On Tuesday, Trump volition showcase the champion successful American business.

Tesla laminitis Elon Musk and respective of the biggest names successful American businesses volition be a Saudi-U.S. concern forum successful Riyadh, joining Trump and the Saudi crown prince for a lavish luncheon.

A assemblage of the who's who connected Wall Street and successful Silicon Valley besides volition beryllium there, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altma, Musk's member Kimbal, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman, Amazon's Andy Jassy, Google's Ruth Porat, and Boeing's Kelly Ortberg.

The showcase of America's concern titans comes arsenic Trump is pushing Saudi Arabia to put large successful America.

The CEOs Blackrock, Citigroup, IBM, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, American Airlines, and United Airlines are besides connected the impermanent list.