Trump Puts Dealmaking Over Rights in Saudi Arabia Policy Speech

Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace.Photographer: Win McNamee/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump sent a message to the world in Saudi Arabia: make business deals and the US won’t meddle in your affairs.

Trump, on the first overseas visit of his second term, praised the country’s leadership for its modernization push and said Iran, Lebanon and Syria all had the opportunity for a brighter future. The Middle East would be “defined by commerce, not chaos,” he said.