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Why does Trump admire Saudi Arabia?

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May 13, 2025

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In Donald Trump’s first term his first foreign visit was to Saudi Arabia. Eight years later he headed there again, but he’ll find it’s a very different country as our business affair editor, Rachana Shanbhogue, explains

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