### Trump Embarks on Gulf Tour with Emphasis on Major Business Deals

Tue May 13 2025 13:08:51 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)
### Trump Embarks on Gulf Tour with Emphasis on Major Business Deals

President Trump's Gulf trip aims to forge economic ties while promoting job growth for Americans.


As President Trump begins a four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, his focus is on securing significant business agreements that he claims will generate substantial job opportunities domestically.

President Trump departed for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, yesterday, marking the start of a pivotal four-day tour through the Gulf region, including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. With business as the cornerstone of his agenda, Trump has set an ambitious target to announce deals exceeding $1 trillion during this visit, underscoring his lifelong approach to the presidency as a means for global deal-making.

The negotiations are expected to center around lucrative financial transactions, with the goal of promoting employment opportunities for American citizens. Trump is particularly pressing Saudi leaders to invest a staggering amount that parallels the nation’s entire yearly gross domestic product.

However, Trump's business interests appear to align conveniently with this diplomatic mission. His family's real estate ventures include six pending deals with a Saudi-owned firm, in addition to a potential partnership in cryptocurrency with a UAE affiliate and an upcoming luxury resort project supported by Qatari investments.

In an intriguing twist, the Qatari royal family is reportedly making gestures to strengthen their ties with Trump, including an offer of a luxury Boeing 747-8 to be customized for use as Air Force One. When faced with ethical inquiries over this gift, Trump dismissed concerns, asserting that one would be “stupid” to refuse such an offer.

In related U.S. political developments, Hamas has released Edan Alexander, the last American hostage in Gaza, as part of a strategic move to gain support from the U.S. as peace talks on the conflict continue. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden was recently found to have a “small nodule” on his prostate during a medical examination, and Trump’s administration is engaged in several legal and international matters, including the potential sale of AI technology to a UAE entity connected to China.

In another notable update, a plane carrying white South African refugees has landed in the U.S. amid Trump's controversial remarks characterizing their plight as "genocide," despite a lack of corroborating police evidence.

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