Trump’s Preferred Candidate Wins Again, This Time in Saudi Arabia
that The president and his entourage think fellow billionaires who have an itch to get things done make the world go ‘round.
When the couple joined Mr. Trump on his visit to Saudi Arabia last month, the prince hosted Mr. Kushner and Ms. Trump for a dinner at his house.
By MARK LANDLER and MARK MAZZETTIJUNE 21, 2017
WASHINGTON — President Trump wasted no time on Wednesday calling the newly named crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman.
While the Trump administration clearly views Prince Mohammed as a reformer — pointing to Vision 2030, his blueprint to modernize Saudi Arabia’s economy and society — others warned
that the White House could be in for a disappointment.
The March visit to the White House by Prince Mohammed bin Salman so angered Prince Mohammed bin Nayef
that he made his annoyance known to the American government using unofficial channels.
The Trump administration also seems to have had little concern about showing favoritism in the rivalry between the prince
and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who until Wednesday had been next in line to the Saudi throne.