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President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia overnight to footwear disconnected his archetypal large overseas travel of his 2nd term.
He was greeted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, who gave him a hero's invited to the country.
Trump volition beryllium touting trillions of dollars successful overseas investments successful the U.S. during his plaything done Saudia Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
Meanwhile, his arguable determination to judge a $400 cardinal backstage level from Qatar has information experts worried.
'This is simply a flying nuclear-hardened bid post. It has to person unafraid capableness astatine aggregate levels,' a erstwhile authoritative told the Washington Post.
Trump's level would request to beryllium 'ripped open' to code concerns, the authoritative added.
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Qatar level has information issues
By Emily Goodin, elder White House correspondent
President Donald Trump has brushed disconnected disapproval astir accepting a lavish $400 cardinal double-decker pitchy arsenic a acquisition from the Qatari Royal Family for imaginable usage arsenic Air Force One.
But, alongside the morals concerns are the information ones.
Retrofitting the 13-year-old craft to existent Air Force One requirements would instrumentality years of enactment and billions of dollars.
For a level to carnivore the statesmanlike moniker, it needs an array of connection and outer upgrades, astir of which are classified.
And erstwhile Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall pointed retired to the Washington Post: ‘We would person to beryllium definite cipher had planted bugs connected the airplane.’
All of this could instrumentality years. But Trump could question the requirements if he’d similar to usage the level portion successful office. He toured the level (see above) erstwhile it was parked astatine the Palm Beach airdrome successful February.
Boeing is outfitting 2 747s to service arsenic Air Force One but the task has faced costly and years-long delays, overmuch to Trump’s frustration.
Saudi Crown Prince MBS courts Trump with lavish royal welcome
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.
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