US EditionValues take 'backseat': 'Saudi leaders express delight in Trump's transactionalism'
- On Tuesday in Riyadh, President Donald Trump praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an investment summit marking his second term's first major overseas trip.
- This event followed years of close ties between Trump and bin Salman, despite criticism for sidelining human rights concerns amid allegations related to Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
- Trump highlighted a $142 billion defense deal and a $600 billion Saudi investment package covering AI, infrastructure, and energy, underscoring their shared economic and strategic interests.
- At bin Salman's request, Trump announced his intention to remove U.S. Sanctions against Syria, remarking, "Oh, what I do for the crown prince," while the crown prince responded with a standing ovation.
- The summit's focus on economic and strategic gains over human rights suggests the U.S.-Saudi relationship will remain transactional amid regional instability and geopolitical shifts.
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President Trump Bonds With Saudi Arabia. Plane Not Required. - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump started the first major international travel of his second term in Riyadh, where he publicly bonded with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Pundits call the crown prince, the nation’s de facto leader, MBS. Trump calls him “Mohammed.” Trump used the moment to call on the kingdom to join the Abraham Accords — and thus recognize Israel — “in your own time.” (RELATED: Trump Should Expand the Abraham Accords t…
Values take 'backseat': 'Saudi leaders express delight in Trump's transactionalism'
Kicking off a whirlwind Gulf tour of trillion-dollar deals, beginning in Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump has lavished effusive praise on Saudi's de facto ruler, calling him "an incredible man" and a "great guy," and made no mention of human rights concerns in the country. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective of a veritable paradigm ship in American foreign policy and economic policy, FRANCE 24's Charli James welcomes Dr Neil Quill…
Trump Heaps Praise on this Middle East Partner (2:12)
Interesting. We’ve been priming our readers for days like what has occurred this week, and we have worked doggedly to show that world alliances were not only not what they were decades ago, but more importantly, not what they have been purported to be by both the right and left wings of the Mockingbird media. […] The post VIDEO: Trump Heaps Praise on this Middle East Partner (2:12) appeared first on The Hayride.
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