Trump basks in Saudi hospitality as he lands $600 billion in investment

FOR THE UNITED STATES, IT'S PROBABLY TWO MILLION JOBS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, HE SAYS

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US President Donald Trump yesterday trumpeted major business deals with Saudi Arabia as he basked in a lavish royal welcome on the first state visit of his second term.

Trump welcomed a promise by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman for $600 billion in investment and quipped that it should be $1 trillion.

"We have the biggest business leaders in the world here today and they're going to walk away with a lot of cheques," Trump told the prince. For "the United States, it's probably two million jobs that we're talking about," Trump said.

With cameras rolling, a lengthy procession of Saudi royalty and business figures waited their turn to shake hands with Trump and the crown prince, including Elon Musk, the world's richest person and close adviser to Trump, who made a rare appearance in a suit.