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Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

Trump Forging Gulf Alliance; Boer Refugees Arrive in US

Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

The Epoch Times

Education, Government

4.9594 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump is on a three-day tour of the Middle East that can potentially rewrite U.S. relations in the region. His statements during events in Saudi Arabia have sparked new debates over globalism, previous wars, and a potential new way forward for relations. This also included major investments and new agreements on defense. In addition to Trump’s other plans to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, he’s also offering diplomatic fresh starts to Syria and even Iran.

In other news, the United States welcomed a group of 59 South African farmers under a refugee program. Communist organizations in South Africa have been carrying out a genocide against the farmers. The incident is also sparking some debate around race politics, given that the farmers are white.

Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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President Donald Trump is on a tour of the Middle East that could potentially rewrite U.S. relations in the region.

0:06.3

His statements during events in Saudi Arabia have sparked new debates over globalism, previous wars,

0:12.3

and a potential new way forward for international relations.

0:16.2

Also, the United States welcomed a group of 59 African farmers under a refugee program.

0:22.9

Communist organizations in that country, they've been carrying out a genocide against the farmers.

0:28.2

But the incident is also sparking some debates in the U.S. around race politics given that

0:33.2

the farmers are white.

0:35.2

I'm the Epic Times senior investigative reporter Joshua Phillip,

0:38.5

and this is Crossroads.

0:46.5

President Donald Trump is on a three-day tour with the Middle East that can potentially rewrite

0:51.7

U.S. relations in the region. And this also includes major investments

0:56.0

and also new agreements on defense.

0:59.2

Trump is really setting up Saudi Arabia

1:01.0

to become a regional leader.

1:02.3

This is gonna be big.

1:03.7

And in addition to Trump's other plans

1:05.9

to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates,

1:09.5

he's also offering diplomatic fresh starts to Syria and even Iran.

1:14.9

Now, the Epic Times said this, during meetings in Riyadh, the Kingdom, has committed to $600 billion in investments across various U.S. sectors, including AI data centers, aerospace, energy infrastructure, defense, and healthcare.

1:29.3

Basically, all the big money things. And he said this, quote, we've launched the golden age,

1:35.3

Trump said. Everything's turning orange. Now look, before his remarks, it says that the investment

1:41.8

forum, Trump and the Crown Prince signed a strategic economic partnership agreement,

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