Trump loves cheap oil and high-dollar deals. His trip to Saudi Arabia is putting the two on a collision course.

The excitement of Donald Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia apparently didn’t last long for the 78-year-old president: In fact, the special welcome ceremony appeared to be a snoozer.

President Donald Trump said Monday the tariffs against China would "go up substantially higher" than 145% if a longer-term trade deal is not reached before 90 days.

For years, the U.S.- Saudi Arabia relationship revolved around oil and defense. But this week’s state visit by President Donald Trump to Riyadh strongly signals a pivot to technology, as the regions find common ground not in petroleum, but in rich wells of investment capital.

The fist bump seems so long ago. Three years after Joe Biden’s cursory greeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Donald Trump luxuriated in an extravagant royal welcome as he arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

The US president gets a "lavender-carpet" reception on a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment.

By Yousef Saba, Gram Slattery, Pesha Magid and Federico Maccioni RIYADH (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States after the oil power accorded him a gala welcome at the start of a tour of Gulf states.

Suarez went on to tout his own ability as mayor to “build partnerships with countries like Saudi Arabia,” including bringing a Saudi regime-backed trade summit called FII Priority to Miami Beach for the first time in 2023, as well as bringing a Saudi investment office to Miami.