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Luke Braodwater, New York Times White House Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the first day of Donald Trump’s first major foreign trip of his second term to three Middle Eastern nations that he happens to major business dealings with the Trump Organization,
Saudi Arabia is of key diplomatic importance to the Trump White House, especially amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
The kingdom is not the only Gulf Arab state to be accused of abusing migrant laborers in the run-up to a World Cup. Rights groups also criticized Qatar, which hosted the competition in 2022, saying they tallied thousands of unexplained worker deaths.
U.S. chip maker Nvidia will partner with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup Humain and will ship 18,000 chips to the Middle Eastern nation to help power a new data center project. The partnership was revealed Tuesday as part of a White House trip to Saudi Arabia,
President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia in style this morning, as Saudi fighter jets escorted Air Force One into the kingdom’s airspace and a lavender carpet made walking on the tarmac a little softer.
The strategic pact, which covers sectors such as energy, defence, and mining, was signed in the presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who warmly welcomed Trump upon his arrival, news age
President Trump gestures to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as he greets Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Saudi ambassador to the United States, at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025 AP/Alex Brandon