The greeting was typically lavish, as Trump was received at the Royal Terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, after which he and MbS walked a lavender carpet and sat down amid marble columns in navy-and-gold armchairs, as the NYT Times detailed.
"Trump lands in Saudi Arabia to a royal welcome from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman," Al-Monitor journalist Elizabeth Hagedorn pointed out. "Biden, by contrast, got the governor of Mecca."
As Air Force One entered the kingdom's airspace earlier Tuesday, Saudi fighter jets escorted it while approaching the Saudi capital.
And later, "The presidential limousine, nicknamed The Beast, was escorted by riders on Arabian horses as it drove to the royal court," NYT detailed.
Among the first major events includes Trump speaking at an investment forum hosted by the Saudi government. Accompanying him are Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and other top officials.
The investment forum has also seen the Saudi crown prince greet Elon Musk as well as other important tech and silicon valley chief executives, including from BlackRock, Palantir, Nvidia, OpenAI, IMB, CitiBank, and others.
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[ - ] Zyklonbeekeeper 0 points 8 hoursMay 13, 2025 09:11:11 ago (+0/-0)
What I see here is a slap in the yap directed at the American people. This ain't good.
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