President Donald Trump has persuaded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to increase his pledged $600 billion investment in the U.S. to almost $1 trillion, Breitbart reported. The president wooed the Saudi prince with a banquet and a White House flyover featuring American military planes, including three F-15s and three F-35s.
Trump pulled out all of the stops for the crown prince. The president held an Oval Office meeting with the Saudi royal for the press after showing him the "Presidential Walk of Fame," which includes framed pictures of past presidents save for the autopen in place of former President Joe Biden.
The official White House account shared footage of the flyover to X on Tuesday. "JUST NOW: U.S. military jets fly over the White House as President Donald J. Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House," the caption read. It was punctuated by emojis of the American and Saudi flags.
JUST NOW: U.S. military jets fly over the White House as President Donald J. Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House. 🇺🇸🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/hnsk1N0yMx
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 18, 2025
The crown prince was eager to share the announcement with the reporters gathered at the White House. "I believe, Mr. President, today and tomorrow, we’re going to announce that we are going to increase that $600 billion to almost $1 trillion of investment, real investment, and real opportunity by details in many areas," bin Salman said.
"And the agreement that we are signing today in many areas of technology, [artificial intelligence], and materials, magnets, etc, that will create a lot of domestic opportunities," the crown prince added. Trump expressed his gratitude for the change that came just after he said he would like to see the original investment number increased.
"I appreciate that. That’s great. We’re doing numbers that nobody’s ever done," Trump said. "And in all fairness, if you didn’t see potential in the U.S., you wouldn’t be doing it….You don’t want to lose money," the president added.
The crown prince complimented the U.S. as the "hottest country on the planet," bin Salman said, adding it was because of Trump. He also noted that Trump was steering the U.S. towards prosperity and further investment interest.
"It’s about also long-term opportunity in United States of America to effect American economy positively in the next coming decades, preparing the…foundation of emerging technologies that’s a game changer for America in a good way. And want to be part of it," bin Salman said.
Of course, with such good news abounding, the establishment media was eager to bring up the fact that bin Salman's visit was the first since Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, CBS News reported. Khashoggi was a human rights activist and Washington Post reporter, and the CIA claimed that bin Salman allegedly ordered the hit.
For his part, bin Salman has denied any connection to the crime but did say that he felt responsible for Khashoggi's death because it was "committed by individuals working for the Saudi government," he admitted in a 2019 interview. A reporter asked the crown prince about the crime during Tuesday's Oval Office meeting, and Trump chided them for asking.
Trump chimed in that "a lot of people didn't like that gentleman [Khashoggi]" and that bin Salman "knew nothing about it, and we can leave it at that." The president also took the opportunity to smooth things over with the crown prince after that question by praising him.
"We have an extremely respected man in the Oval Office today, and a friend of mine for a long time, a very good friend of mine. I'm very proud of the job, what he's done is incredible in terms of human rights and everything else," Trump said.
World politics is complicated and often requires a delicate touch with people who aren't the most moral. Trump seems to handle this expertly, and has proven that by getting what's best for the U.S. from the crown prince, even if it makes the establishment media angry.
