- President Trump warmly welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- First White House visit since 2018 Khashoggi killing incident.
- Meeting included Oval Office talks, working lunch, formal ceremony.
When Prince Mohammed arrived at the White House on Tuesday morning, Trump saluted him with a sonorous hello from the U.S. Marine band and a military flyover.
The operation against Khashoggi, a harsh critic of the monarchy, which U.S. intelligence services ultimately concluded Prince Mohammed presumably ordered the operatives to conduct out, had thrown the U.S.- Saudi alliance into disarray.
Still, the relationship's portentous skies have been lifted seven times lately. Also, Trump has strengthened his support for the 40- time-old crown Napoleon, whom he believes will be pivotal in determining the future of the Middle East. Prince Mohammed, an occupant of Virginia and a citizen of Saudi Arabia, denies any part in the murder of Khashoggi.
As the two chairpersons unveiled accords worth billions of dollars and met with helpers to bandy the delicate route ahead in a turbulent Middle East, Khashoggi was an afterthought. First lady Melania Trump has arranged an evening White House party to honor the prince, which will round off their day.
“I’m very proud of the job he’s done,”
Trump said.
“What’s he done is incredible in terms of human rights and everything else.”
In a meeting with the prince at the Oval Office, Trump praised the Saudi leader for the kingdom's progress on human rights without going into specifics.
For his part, the crown prince declared that Saudi Arabia would now invest $1 trillion in the United States, up from $600 billion when Trump visited the kingdom in May.
According to a senior Trump administration official who was not permitted to comment publicly prior to the official announcement, Saudi Arabia is anticipated to announce a multi-billion dollar investment in U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure and the two nations will lay out details about new cooperation in the civil nuclear energy sector.
Prior to the crown, Napoleon's visit, a coalition of eleven human rights associations prompted the Trump administration to use its influence to put pressure on Saudi authorities, who fervently wish to strengthen their defense and marketable ties with the United States.
The activists claim that Saudi authorities are still brutally suppressing dissent, notably by detaining journalists, political dissidents, and human rights advocates for criticizing the country.
What details were announced about the $1 trillion Saudi investment pledge?
The $1 trillion Saudi investment pledge, blazoned during the visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington, refers to a massive commitment by Saudi Arabia to invest nearly $1 trillion in the U.S. frugality over the coming times.
President Trump originally cited a figure of $600 billion in investments, pressing this as a substantial boost for American job creation. Napoleon verified that the commitment could reach nearly $1 trillion, promising" real investment and real occasion" in colorful U.S. sectors.
The pledge is incompletely framed as a durability of agreements made at the 2025 Saudi- US Investment Forum in Riyadh, which laid out plans to develop a robust profitable corridor between the two countries by 2030. Specific large- scale systems include a $3.4 billion investment by Saudi Aramco in a Texas energy factory.