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It's Wednesday, the afternoon afternoon. I. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker.

Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right.

Let's get briefed.

First up, new reporting reveals President Trump's meeting with Saudi crown prince

Mohammed bin Salman, MBS for short, was far more heated behind closed doors than either side

admitted publicly. We'll give you those details. Later in the show, the U.S. Navy just scrapped

its Constellation-class frigate program dealing a blow to America's efforts to keep pace with China's

fast-growing fleet. But first, today's afternoon spotlight.

We're starting today with new reporting that cuts sharply against the public picture

painted just days ago by the White House and Saudi leadership.

On the surface, the visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looked like it went well.

There were wide smiles and warm handshakes and official

redouts insisting that the meeting went, quote, very well. But behind closed doors,

things apparently took a very different turn. According to U.S. officials who spoke with Axios,

the private conversation between President Trump and MBS grew tense, heated even, over one issue, the push

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