Ex-Trump aide: Saudi Arabia key to US

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00:00We've just seen Donald Trump addressing a huge crowd in Riyadh.

00:04We also heard from the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

00:10What exactly is the significance of the memorandums and agreements

00:16that were signed today between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia?

00:22Absolutely. Well, from the perspective of the United States, I can tell you it shows

00:26the affection and the respect and the importance that President Trump sees

00:31in his relationship and in the United States' relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

00:36and our partnership and what it means throughout the region.

00:39You know, as you have just mentioned, President Trump in both his first term

00:43and now his second term has selected Saudi Arabia to be his first foreign state visit.

00:49It's hard to understate the significance of that.

00:52You know, many of President Trump's predecessors have chosen more traditional Western nations.

00:59Their first visit has often been to Canada or to the United Kingdom.

01:04President Trump on both occasions in both of his presidencies has chosen to mark his first visit

01:09to Saudi Arabia.

01:10And it is certainly a departure from President Trump's predecessor, President Biden.

01:15You may remember President Biden said that his goal was to make the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a pariah.

01:21And, you know, you think back to comments like that, how horrible it was to hear a U.S. president

01:26speak that way of such a longstanding, valuable partner and ally to the United States.