"US President Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, often referred to as MBS, the controversial de facto ruler of oil-rich Saudi Arabia, to the White House on Tuesday. The two are expected to sign billions of dollars worth of business deals in areas ranging from defense and technology to energy. They will also discuss the situation in Gaza and the possible normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, something that Trump desperately wants to make happen."
"The visit is the prince's first since the grisly 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of Saudi agents that US intelligence services concluded were very likely operating on the crown prince's orders. Fighter jet deal in focus However, human rights concerns are unlikely to be the focus of the meeting. On Monday, Trump promised that the US would be selling the Saudis F-35 stealth fighter jets. There are mixed feelings within the Trump administration over the proposed sale."
"Others fear the risk of China potentially gaining access to America's most advanced weapons technology. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Trump on MBS: 'I like him too much' Despite the distate of many for the Saudi ruler and his repressive regime, Trump has openly praised not only Saudi Arabia as "a great ally" but fawned over MBS personally, saying, "I like him a lot... I like him too much,""
President Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House to sign billions in business deals across defense, technology and energy. The leaders planned to discuss the Gaza situation and potential normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. The visit marked the prince's first trip since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an incident U.S. intelligence concluded likely involved orders from the crown prince. Human rights concerns were unlikely to dominate the meeting. Trump pledged a sale of F-35 stealth fighters amid mixed administration views about interoperability benefits and risks of Chinese access to advanced U.S. weapons technology.
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