Meghan L. O'Sullivan, Columnist

4 Charts Show Why Trump's Saudi Visit Is Different

He'll be the first president for whom oil isn't the most pressing issue.

May 19, 2017 at 2:46 PM UTC

Meghan L. O’Sullivan is a professor of international affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the North American chair of the Trilateral Commission, she served on the National Security Council from 2004 to 2007.

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President Donald Trump prides himself on being unpredictable and, thus, no one knows what to expect of his first trip abroad. But when it comes to the first stop, Saudi Arabia, we can sure it will be very unlike the visits of past U.S. leaders to Riyadh when it comes to one vital topic: oil.

QuickTake Saudi Arabia's Strains