As reported at the NY Post, President Donald Trump pulled out the bells and whistles, the pomp and circumstance to welcome Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House. During his visit Crown Prince bin Salman informed President Trump that they would be increasing US investments from $600 billion to almost $1 trillion with investments across the US economy.
In a display of pageantry fit for a king, President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House with full-dress military honors and a dramatic flyover of military to celebrate a $1 trillion partnership.
The Saudi leader was greeted on the South Lawn by an Army mounted honor guard and black horses bearing American and Saudi flags, with six warplanes conducting a flyover of the White House
The pomp and circumstance came despite the event not being an official state visit, as bin Salman serves as the prime minister of Saudi Arabia — not the head of state.
The centerpiece of the visit: Saudi Arabia pledged to increase its US investments from $600 billion to almost $1 trillion with investments across the US economy and a focus on sectors including artificial intelligence and rare earth materials.