Trump Gets Lavish Welcome From Saudi Officials

The New York Times reports:

Saudi Arabia gave President Trump a lavish welcome on Tuesday, rolling out an honor guard, a team of Arabian horses and a delegation of royals and business leaders to kick off the president’s four-day tour through the Gulf, the first major overseas trip of his second term.

Mr. Trump stepped off Air Force One at the Royal Terminal, a special section for V.I.P.s at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, greeted him on a lavender carpet before the two men sat down in navy-and-gold armchairs in an opulent, sunlit building with marble columns.

Mr. Trump was accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, among other top members of his administration. Some of America’s biggest business leaders were also on hand to attend an investment forum hosted by the Saudi government where Mr. Trump was due to speak, including Elon Musk and the chief executives of IBM, BlackRock, Citigroup, Palantir and Nvidia, among others.

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Prior to heading to the Middle East, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home threw an Arabian Nights themed party pic.twitter.com/uH9lBdlthl

— PatriotTakes (@patriottakes) May 12, 2025

Trump saluting Saudi generals. pic.twitter.com/ovuaTBmd5T

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 13, 2025

It is so nice to have a president who can walk down the stairs without us having to hold our breath, who projects strength, who you know the world sees and understands is not some weak infirm pushover who’s squeezing in a mtg between Matlock episodes. https://t.co/OQf2i8zVZe

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) May 13, 2025

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