"The musical jab from the country's answer to Saturday Night Live lands days after the crown prince's visit to Washington, where Trump threw out a lavish welcome and openly courted Saudi investment and pushed a major defense package for Riyadh, including his pledge to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets. The dealings were mocked in a back-and-forth duet uploaded to X in which Trump croons: I can show you a plane, but it costs $80 million."
"The skit then leans into Trump's admiration of the crown prince's wealth He's richer than Elon! and the Saudi confidence in the president's willingness to deal: He'll sell me the tripe as well, meaning he'll sell me anything. At one point, Trump trills, He's my new crush! before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefly appears to interrupt in protest. Did you hear anything? Trump asks MBS. No, brother, the crown prince replies."
A popular Israeli satirical show staged a Disney-inspired skit portraying Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a magic carpet, set to the tune of Aladdin's A Whole New World. The duet mocked Washington's lavish welcome for the crown prince, Trump courting Saudi investment and pushing a major defense package including F-35 sales and major non-NATO ally status. The skit emphasized Trump's willingness to sell and MBS's wealth with lines like "He's richer than Elon!" and "He'll sell me the tripe as well." The segment briefly included Benjamin Netanyahu and closed by calling it a new Middle East.
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