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Why does Trump admire Saudi Arabia?
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May 13, 2025
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8:17Now PlayingIn 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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