Jumbo Jets, Megadeals and Tlattery: Trump’s GULF TOUR

While the people’s anthem YMCA were distorted through the dance hall, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman raised the theater in which Donald Trump delivered a speech full of fragmentation of his presidency and prescribed “amazing” described positions.

With huge Saudi and American flags behind him, Prince Muhammad made it up in the hand of the American president, while Trump captured the shoulder of Al -Dhahir’s heir. “I love him so much,” Trump said. “I love him so much.”

There was embracing in Trump’s journey to the oil -rich Gulf, with a stop in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the wealthy Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Jambouri for four days of luxurious celebrations, surpassing the unstable presidency.

“Are we doing a good job so far for America?” Trump said he was walking through the conference center. “They only put a trillion dollars.”

As often with Trump, there appears to be a lot of exaggeration, which makes it difficult to separate the truth from imagination. The White House said 600 billion dollars in the deals were agreed upon, including the $ 142 billion weapons deal in addition to investments in artificial intelligence and energy.

At a price of less than 300 billion dollars, the actual listed agreements reached half this number, although Prince Muhammad said that the plan in the coming months was to increase it to one dollar.

The US President did not hide that economic deals will be the focus of the visit after the choice of the authoritarian Gulf – instead of American Western allies – in the first foreign tour of his second term, knowing that there will be no talk about customs tariffs or commercial wars, and general challenges on his view of the world.

Combating, the three Gulf states run more than 3 meters in sovereign wealth funds and traditional American partners who historically looked at Washington for security and are senior US weapons buyers.

Each of them has ambitious leaders who want to display their states on the global stage during the follow -up of the noble local development goals that include pouring tens of billions of dollars in American technology, especially artificial intelligence, as they seek to develop new industries and reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.

With the frustration of fluctuations in American policies, they have long wanted a greater commitment to Washington on trade and security, and they were leaving Trump actively since his first term, as he embraced his style of transactions even if they were cautious that it could not be predicted.

But the journey also came against the background of the Trump family, which was sweeping itself that sparked infiltrators at home. Before the trip this month, Trump, which is run by President Eric’s son, launched a hotel in Dubai and set a real estate deal related to the state -owned Katari.

For weeks, teams from the United States and the Gulf states have details about the deals that could be ink, ensuring that the visit of the visit was placed by air time – accompanied by six Saudi fighter planes – landed in his head on Tuesday morning.

Prince Muhammad broke the Saudi protocol to receive Trump at the airport and his biography in a lavender carpet surrounded by honor guard. It was a flagrant contradiction with the Frostier who received President Joe Biden, who exchanged embarrassing grip with Prince Muhammad on his visit in 2022.

On Wednesday, Trump received another welcome in Doha from Sheikh Tarim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar-more than a fighter plane and more honor guards.

Trump has discovered the royal wealth and clear wealth, and was surprised by the “Perfecto” marble in the palace and camels carried out by members of the Royal Guard.

“I appreciate that beauty,” he said. “I haven’t seen such beauty for a long time.”

Qatar, one of the richest countries in the world in the individual, was also delivered on the front of the deal. The White House announced agreements of more than $ 243 billion, including Qatar, to get 210 Boeing aircraft, which Trump was proud of the largest ranking of the aircraft in the history of the American company.

There was also an apparent ambitious line on an agreement with Qatar to generate a “economic exchange” of at least 1.2 trillion, as the White House was raising the numbers to support Trump’s “America first” policy. But again, he has not given any details or time schedules on how to reach the shape – that is, equivalent to more than 500 percent of the annual GDP of the Gulf country.

A Qatari official said that it includes all the expected trade between the two countries, such as energy sales, arms deals and other investments over the next ten years. This includes the intention by the Qatar Investment Authority, which is the sovereign wealth fund of $ 450 billion, to invest 500 billion dollars in the United States during the next decade.

There was no mention of the Qatari “gift” to Trump, which sparked controversy in the period leading up to the trip: Doha’s offer to provide the United States with a luxury jumbo plane to temporarily replace the one -air force.

But Trump was in a good moral state, as Sheikh Tarim compared Amir Muhammad Al -Saudi as “tall youth handsome to be very smart.”

The most important diplomatic penetration came as a compliment to a different “young and attractive” leader: Ahmed Al-SharaaThe Syrian president and the former Islamic rebel leader, who met Trump after a sudden announcement that the United States would raise the sanctions against the country that broke the war.

There was little public interest in the 19 -month war in Gaza. Sheikh Trim made a call to Trump to help end the war during a banquet in one of his palaces, saying that it was “the largest key to stability in the region.”

He said: “The time is short. People around the region do not watch the words, but for the results,” he said. “They are waiting to see if this moment brings this peace.”

But the prince focused on Trump’s favorite theme and investments in the United States, with the president’s “ideal evening” restoration. After all, he and other guests were subjected to the American country singer Lee Greenwood – the favorite of Trump – who sang “God bless in the United States.”

On Thursday, the role of the United Arab Emirates was to launch the proverb, as Trump landed in Abu Dhabi. There, President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed was heading to know that the United Arab Emirates had already committed in March to invest 1.4 trillion in the United States during the next decade.

“We will be your friend and we will be your partner,” Trump told the Emirati leader. “We will treat you, as it should be: wonderfully.”

Hours later, the White House announced deals with the United Arab Emirates worth $ 200 billion, including aircraft aircraft, energy and technology projects.

“They are good in preferences, adult, huge and great promising.”

“They are achieving results though and surprise. Many are dedicated, but the point is that both sides have obtained what they want: seeing and exchanging good intentions and mutual verification,” said Hakim. “There is excessive excess everywhere, but even if 50 percent is achieved, it is still a big victory for them.”