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It was an honour to talk to President Trump and HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Royal Court today as part of this historic trip."
Sharing the picture, he wrote
Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Working closely with David Sacks, Sriram will focus on ensuring continued American leadership in A.I., and help shape and coordinate A.I. policy across Government, including working with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Sriram started his career at Microsoft as a founding member of Windows Azure.”
Last year, Trump spoke about Krishnan in an official statementWe got to talk about all the ways our countries could work together on AI and spread American AI, something@davidsacks47 talked about earlier today as well. Many of our best and brightest business leaders from Jensen Huang, @elonmusk, @bhorowitz, @sama, @alexandr_wang, @ajassy and many others present."
He addedOh, what I do for the crown prince,
Trump said, as the crown prince placed his hands over his heart and led a standing ovation
I like him a lot. I like him too much,
Trump gushed as cameras flashed and the crowd applauded at an investment summit in Riyadh, where the U.S. president kicked off the first major overseas trip of his second term.jpg)
The president looks forward to embarking on his historic return to the Middle East, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates next week, where he will focus on strengthening ties between our nations,
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday
This trip ultimately highlights how we stand on the brink of the golden age for both America and the Middle East, united by a shared vision of stability, opportunity and mutual respect,
Leavitt added
Last time I went to Saudi Arabia, they put up $450 million,
Mr. Trump told reporters in March, while pledging to make the visit again should there be another investment in American companiesI will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance,
Trump said, noting
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
This deal represents a significant investment in Saudi Arabia's defense and regional security, built on American systems and training,
the statement addedThe transformation that has occurred under the leadership of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed has been truly extraordinary."
Complimenting the gleaming skyscrapers in the desert capital, Trump said
This is not just naked corruption, it is also a grave national security threat,
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech Tuesday
Saudi Arabia has proved the critics totally wrong,
Trump said at an investment forum as the crown prince, at his constant side throughout the day, beamedHow much will those modifications cost American taxpayers? Hundreds of billions of dollars? Hundreds of millions of dollars? Billions of dollars?"
he askedI've never seen anything at that scale happen before,
he saidThere’s no better place to make a future, or make a fortune, or do anything, frankly, than what we have in the United States of America under a certain President Donald J. Trump,
Trump said during an investment forum that served as the most high-profile visit of the day
It is emblematic of both how foreign governments try to lobby this president because of his business interests in their countries, and how the private sector has bent the knee,
said Donald Sherman, executive director and chief counsel at the Citizens for Responsibility in Washington, a watchdog group that is suing the Trump administrationInvestment increased by 22 percent in President Trump’s first quarter because business leaders around the world want to participate in the new Golden Age of America,
White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement to POLITICOThese are all people who do big business in [Saudi Arabia],
said a person who has worked with the Saudis, granted anonymity to discuss their business dealings