{"id":1535765,"date":"2025-05-13T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1535765"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:45:00","slug":"watch-trumps-lavish-welcome-in-saudi-arabia-with-whos-who-of-tech-ceos-in-tow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/watch-trumps-lavish-welcome-in-saudi-arabia-with-whos-who-of-tech-ceos-in-tow\/1535765\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Trump’s Lavish Welcome In Saudi Arabia, With Who’s Who Of Tech CEOs In Tow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch: Trump’s Lavish Welcome In Saudi Arabia, With Who’s Who Of Tech CEOs In Tow<\/span><\/p>\n

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If there’s one thing that’s clear by now, it’s that Saudi Arabia and the royal family loves President Donald J. Trump<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For example, in an unusual move and break with protocol, it was Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) who rushed to greet Trump the moment the president\u00a0stepped off Air Force One at the Royal Terminal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Via Al Monitor<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The greeting was typically lavish, as Trump was received at the Royal Terminal at\u00a0King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, after which he and MbS walked a lavender carpet and sat down amid marble columns\u00a0in navy-and-gold armchairs, as the NYT Times<\/em> detailed.<\/p>\n

“Trump lands in Saudi Arabia to a royal welcome from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,”\u00a0Al-Monitor journalist Elizabeth Hagedorn pointed out.\u00a0“Biden, by contrast, got the governor of Mecca.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Air Force One entered the kingdom’s airspace earlier Tuesday, Saudi fighter jets escorted it while approaching the Saudi capital.<\/p>\n

Scenes from Saudi Arabia as Trump arrives for negotiations with leaders of the region.<\/p>\n

Huge week ahead. pic.twitter.com\/QsXeHccVzD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Clandestine (@WarClandestine) May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

And later, “The presidential limousine, nicknamed The Beast, was escorted by riders on Arabian horses as it drove to the royal court,” NYT detailed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The Beast pulls up to the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/NSxhzaFk5o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The investment forum has also seen the Saudi crown prince greet Elon Musk<\/strong> as well as other important tech and silicon valley\u00a0chief executives, including from\u00a0BlackRock,\u00a0Palantir, Nvidia, OpenAI, IMB, CitiBank, and others.<\/p>\n

\u26a1\ufe0fOpenAI CEO Sam Altman with President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman inside the Saudi Royal Court. pic.twitter.com\/y6q46omFoQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 War Monitor (@WarMonitors) May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Others eyeing potential investments from the Saudis, include billionaire medical entrepreneur Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of The Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n

The president said before cameras upon the start of bilateral talks, “MBS is a friend, we have a good relationship.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I really believe we like each other a lot,” Trump added.<\/p>\n

Via Reuters<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Trump is hoping to secure a $1 trillion investment in US industry<\/strong> from the kingdom, significantly over and above the crown prince\u2019s earlier investment pledge of $600bn, upon this first stop in his Gulf tour which will later include Qatar and UAE.<\/p>\n

Importantly,\u00a0the head of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund,\u00a0Yasir Al-Rumayyan, was at the airport with MbS for Trump’s grand greeting at the VIP Royal Terminal.<\/p>\n

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Trump is more of a Diet Coke drinker, (or perhaps there was a remote fear in his mind of being poisoned?)…<\/em><\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump doesn’t drink the local coffee offered to him during his visit to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Ghahwa, a spiced Arabic coffee, is a staple of Saudi hospitality. pic.twitter.com\/UF0bdlxw9P<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Clash Report (@clashreport) May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

President Trump salutes as the Saudis play the American National Anthem…<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Trump salutes as the Saudis play the American National Anthem.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia love Trump it seems. Things are happening quickly. pic.twitter.com\/2FrPYBJ9At<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

developing…<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 05\/13\/2025 – 07:45<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/watch-trumps-lavish-welcome-saudi-arabia-mbs-breaks-protocol-greets-him-plane<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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