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By Jennifer Epstein, Margaret Talev, and Nick Wadhams

March 20, 2018 at 4:23 PM UTC

Updated on

March 20, 2018 at 8:32 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as a friend of the U.S. and “big purchaser” of American armaments and investments.

“A lot of people are at work” because of Saudi Arabia’s business, Trump said, adding that the kingdom has finalized $12.5 billion in purchases of planes, missiles and frigates from U.S. companies.