Donald Trump touched down in Saudi Arabia and walked away with a staggering $600 billion investment commitment. Not bad for day one.
Greeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with fanfare befitting a blockbuster, Trump beamed.
The two sealed deals spanning energy, mining, and defense.
The crown jewel?A record-breaking $142 billion arms package.
What the White House called the “largest defense cooperation agreement” in U.S. history.
What’s Next?
And that’s just phase one.“We’re looking at $1 trillion in deals,” MBS told an investment forum.
It was packed with business heavyweights like Elon Musk, BlackRock’s Larry Fink, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
Trump called the prince a “friend” and said their relationship is “only getting stronger.”
Meanwhile, Syria briefly stole the spotlight.
Trump declared he’d lift sanctions post-Assad, positioning himself as a Middle East peacemaker.
Not a “nation builder,” he quipped, taking shots at past U.S. foreign policy.
This trip isn’t about diplomacy as usual—it’s about dollars, deals, and power lunches.
With Musk, Altman, and other CEOs in tow, Trump’s Riyadh stop felt more like Silicon Valley meets the oil-rich desert.
