Gold Palaces, Jet Deals and McDonald’s: Trump at Home in Middle East

Donald Trump beamed from the passenger seat of a golf cart as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took the wheel and personally whisked the US president to a desert oasis dinner in an ancient city.

Trump received the full royal treatment and here in the Gulf, it was clear he was among friends. His swing through the richest countries in the Middle East provided him with some quick wins. They took the form of billions in investments — though some dollar figures haven’t been accounted for and thus far amount to a mirage.