Less Talk Is More on Trump's First Day in Saudi Arabia
- The White House leans on images and action instead of remarks
- President to deliver major speech on terrorism on Sunday
Trump, Tillerson and Ross Weigh in on Saudi Deals
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Donald Trump could hardly have scripted a more fitting close to his first day in Saudi Arabia: Rolling through the lobby of the National Museum in Riyadh in a luxury golf cart with his wife Melania and their host, King Salman, past a jumbo television screen showing American country singer Toby Keith’s concert in Riyadh.
Trump will deliver a major speech on Sunday about the Muslim world and extremism. But on Saturday, his first day outside the U.S. as president, images proved easier to control than words.