Meet the Press NOW — May 13
Meet the Press
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🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | If it's Tuesday, beware of foreign entanglements. |
| 0:06.0 | President Trump tightens ties between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, but faces growing concerns |
| 0:11.5 | about his family's lucrative business dealings in the region and his plan to accept a $400 |
| 0:16.4 | million luxury jet from Qatar as a temporary Air Force One. |
| 0:21.0 | Plus, House lawmakers hold make or break meetings on Capitol Hill as Republicans clash |
| 0:26.5 | over key tax and Medicaid provisions at the center of President Trump's sweeping legislative |
| 0:31.5 | agenda. |
| 0:32.8 | And the U.S. Court of International Trade hears arguments in a case that could decide the fate of President Trump's tariffs as the administration's trade war faces its first major legal test. |
| 1:00.1 | Hi there. Welcome to Meet the Press. Now I'm Ryan Nobles in Washington as President Trump kicks off his first major international trip of his second term as he looks to ink new deals |
| 1:05.8 | and investments in the U.S. while also facing scrutiny over potential personal business conflicts. |
| 1:12.4 | The president's Middle East itinerary notably includes three countries where the Trump |
| 1:17.0 | organization has planned real estate projects in other business ties, starting in Saudi Arabia, |
| 1:22.8 | where he was greeted in Riyadh by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salang as part of a lavish welcome ceremony. |
| 1:29.6 | The two leaders then participated in a signing ceremony for a strategic economic partnership |
| 1:35.2 | between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia on issues related to energy, defense, and health. |
| 1:40.6 | The White House says that Saudi Arabia has also committed to invest $600 billion in the U.S., |
| 1:46.2 | though the specific details remain a bit unclear. |
| 1:49.6 | Speaking at an investment forum hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Trump praised the new generation of leaders transforming the Middle East. |
| 1:59.3 | Before our eyes, a new generation of leaders is transcending the ancient conflicts of tired divisions |
| 2:06.2 | of the past and forging a future where the Middle East is defined by commerce, not chaos, |
| 2:12.6 | where it exports technology, not terrorism, and where people of different nations, religions, and creeds are |
| 2:19.4 | building cities together, not bombing each other out of existence. |
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