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Posted on 05/13/2025 5:07:00 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump got the royal treatment on his first stop in Saudi Arabia, as white Arabian horses flanked his motorcade — with adviser Elon Musk in tow.
Dozens of Saudis rode on horseback carrying US and Saudi flags as Trump’s motorcade peeled into the Royal Court, where he got a warm welcome before going to a lunch in the palace adorned with chandeliers and marble floors.
“I really believe we like each other a lot,” Trump told reporters after his arrival, referring to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a friend.
He later recalled how “impressed” he was when he first met the 31-year-old MbS back in 2017 during their first visit, and how they quickly became friends.
“I like visiting with you, and we’ve known each other very well, and I really believe we like each other a lot,” Trump said.
The president was escorted into the country by six Saudi F-15s bracketing Air Force One, got a 21-gun salute on arrival, and was met with the level of pomp and circumstance that he was met with during his first trip to the kingdom in his first term.
The lunch was attended by members of the Saudi government — as well as a number of tech billionaires and business leaders, including Musk, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, and more.
Other tech guests included Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Palantir CEO Alex Karp, Google CIO Ruth Porat, Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey, LinkedIn executive chairman Reid Hoffman — and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.
Musk — who has taken one step back from the Department of Government Efficiency and is largely no longer working from the White House — was spotted shaking hands with MbS.
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It just occurred to me that Elon Musk is to Donald Trump as Benjamin Franklin was to George Washington.
Beautiful horses! I’ve always loved Arabian horses. That one on the left seems to be saying “hi” to President Trump. Pomp and circumstance can be cool when horses are involved. Thanks for sharing this.
You're right!
Apparently you are not allowed to even touch the crown prince. Trump does.
And voila: Oil Is Everything.
I hope those Saudi F-15 jets had American air crews, and/or all the weapons disabled. That’s a hell of a gamble to take with the president to put Islamic fighter planes beside it.
I don’t know why the headline reads, “with Elon Musk in attendance.” Lots of Americans were “in attendance.”
“ The lunch was attended by members of the Saudi government — as well as a number of tech billionaires and business leaders, including Musk, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, and more.
Other tech guests included Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Palantir CEO Alex Karp, Google CIO Ruth Porat, Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey, LinkedIn executive chairman Reid Hoffman”
That’s quite an incredible gathering of evil globalists. You can bet nothing good for the American people happened there
I had the most wonderful Arabian gelding. Smart and beautiful. Great horses.
My friend Sean stopped me outside today to show me video’s on X of the Saudi Crown Prince smiling and applauding as Trump arrived at the Palace.
I just read Trump’s “Art of the Deal” book. He ALWAYS wants to do business in person. Trump is a business genius and the Saudi Crown Prince may be too.
Sometimes, life just works.
Yes, they are very smart! One of my best friends had an Arabian gelding. I adored him. Her Arabian and my Saddlebred mare were friends, too. Ah, those were good days. What great times we had.
A liberal fake news attempt to belittle him of course.
Musk is really causing liberal cognitive issues.
I do not care about Musk one way or the other.
He is interesting, and I would certainly have a beer with him.
I do not know his agenda, but he does have one and he is extremely focused on his goals whatever they may be.
do I believe they align with mine? I doubt it
Very respectful, but they need to shoot the band they stink.
Reid Hoffman? Are we living in bizzarro world?
“Pomp and circumstance can be cool when horses are involved.”
Agreed!
I’d love to see an entire horse in Congress.
>>”Apparently you are not allowed to even touch the crown prince. Trump does.”
And with his left hand as well, which is taboo in Muslim societies. Other Americans did the same thing - undoubtedly out of habit rather than any deliberate gesture of disrespect. That one thing alone demonstrates, as much as anything, what a cultural shift the Saudi Kingdom has undergone in recent years. Bin Salman is like Saudi Arabia’s Ataturk.
“Apparently you are not allowed to even touch the crown prince. Trump does.”
The prince extended this hand toward first. Newsmax made a point to focus on that.
Rofl! Me too! There must be a rule that all but the hindmost parts have to be removed before entering the hallowed halls of Congress.
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