Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince with military flyover, praise

President Trump treated Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman to a grand welcome at the White House. After watching a military flyover on the South Lawn, the two leaders sat side-by-side in the Oval Office, where the president heaped praise on the Crown Prince, calling him an “extremely respected” man. He also defended the Crown Prince his guest when asked about the 2018 killing of a journalist. Mohammed bin Salman said his country would be increasing its financial commitments to the U.S. from $600 billion to $1 trillion and the president said the U-S intends to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.