our north america editor, jon sopel, is in riyadh. with the mercury touching 100 fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert air refreshing compared to the political hothouse that he s left behind in washington. he s hoping this first foreign trip will provide some respite from the mounting problems at home, and what a welcome his hosts laid on for him. the 81 year old king came to greet him, red carpet for as far as the eye could see. he was even given saudi arabia s highest civilian honour, a weighty thing. a marked contrast to the almost hostile reception afforded barack obama when he was last here. wherever you go in riyadh, this is what you see pictures of president trump and king salman with the slogan together we prevail . a year ago, donald trump said in an interview, i think islam hates us. from the reception he s receiving, and the warmth of it, you wouldn t guess it. the new president s tough stance on iran has endeared him to the saudis and ot
of dollars of trade deals were signed. the most significant was for arms to boost the saudi military, which the white house has called the largest single arms deal simon clemison reports. in business, sometimes you have to do the dance. and having won billions of dollars worth of contracts for us firms, donald trump is more comfortable celebrating with the saudis than it looks. it is certainly more comfortable here than at home after the sacking of the fbi director. but the second day of this tour could be the beginning of a greater challenge as he leaves the world of striking commercial deals he knows so well to try to strike political deals, instead. one of his goals is to eventually do what no other experience, it is experience leader has achieved, to bring peace to the middle east. the amount of red carpet they have rolled out for him here tells a story. his tough stance on iran has made him many friends in saudi arabia. if only teacup diplomacy was enough. supporters
the young. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump says the first day of his visit to saudi arabia was tremendous after billions of dollars of trade deals were signed. the most significant was for arms to boost the saudi military, which the white house has called the largest single arms deal in us history. simon clemison reports. in business, sometimes you have to do the dance. and having won billions of dollars worth of contracts for us firms, donald trump is more comfortable celebrating with the saudis than it looks. it is certainly more comfortable here than at home after the sacking of the fbi director investigating allegations his presidential campaign was tied to rush. russia. but the second day of this tour could be the beginning of a greater challenge as he leaves the world of striking commercial deals he knows so well to try to strike political deals instead. one of his goals is to eventually do what no other experienced leader has achieved to bring
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