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President Donald Trump is meeting with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, at the White House on Tuesday.
“President Trump looks forward to welcoming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud to the White House, and both leaders will participate in an official working visit,” White House Press Secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement.
“Thanks to Dealmaker-in-Chief, the United States secured a historic $600 billion investment during the President’s visit to Saudi Arabia earlier this year. Americans can expect even better deals for our country spanning technology, manufacturing, critical minerals, defense and more,” Kerry said.
This is the prince’s first visit to the United States since 2018. That year, Saudi agents murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Mr. Khashoggi was a Saudi national and critic of the regime, and a resident of the United States.
Mr. Bin Salman has denied ordering Mr. Khashoggi’s murder.
However, in February 2021, a month after then-President Joe Biden took office, the US Director of National Intelligence released a report alleging that bin Salman was conducting an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi.
At the same time as the report, then-Secretary of State Anthony Blinken imposed visa restrictions on 76 Saudis “believed to have been involved in intimidation of dissidents abroad, including but not limited to the murder of Khashoggi.”
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