Or that he effectively auctioned off the first destination on his first major foreign trip, heading to Saudi Arabia because the kingdom was ready to make big investments in U.S. companies.It’s not even that the Trump family has fast-growing business ties in the Middle East that run deep and offer the potential of vast profits.

As Trump’s visit in Qatar came to a close, it had yet to formally present an offer for the megajet the country is expected to gift Trump.

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Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and attended a US-Saudi investment forum along with Elon Musk and other top CEOs.

Despite multiple instances of Elon Musk disrespecting Arabs with his past rhetoric, the world's richest man will leave the Arab Gulf States billions of dollars richer.

Stocks were set to edge higher on Wednesday, having racked up solid gains the previous session thanks to a cooler-than-expected inflation reading and news of artificial intelligence investments from Saudi Arabia.

US President Donald Trump didn’t show up empty-handed on the first international trip of his second term. Joining him in Saudi Arabia were almost three dozen CEOs of America’s biggest companies, including Big Tech giants that signed $600 billion worth of deals.

One of the strategic thrusts of the opening months of Trump’s second terms has been aimed at deepening America’s economic engagement with the leading economies of the Gulf. Thus, the first leg of his trip to the region resulted in a template for deeper US-Saudi ties.

President Trump has always viewed the presidency as a worldwide hunt for deals. And there is no better place for that than the Gulf, where a few men wield absolute authority over vast wealth.

President Trump announced the change in US policy during his speech at a Saudi investment forum, kicking off the first major international trip of his second term.