Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia for Middle East tour trying to demonstrate that his transactional strategy for international politics is paying dividends

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Trump is expected to announce deals with Saudi, UAE and Qatar that will touch on AI, expanding energy cooperation and perhaps new arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Trump picked the kingdom for his first stop because it has pledged to make big investments in the U.S., but Trump ended up traveling to Italy last month for Pope Francis’ funeral.

Trump is trying to demonstrate that his transactional strategy for international politics is paying dividends as he faces criticism from Democrats who say his global tariff war and approach to Russia’s war on Ukraine are isolating the United States from allies.

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Author / Journalist: Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United StatesItalyQatarSaudi ArabiaUkraine

Topics: Donald Trump

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Published On: 2025-05-13 @ 09:38:45 (12 hours ago)

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