Radio presenter: Trump’s Gulf visit an expected success

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00:00I think it's huge to see as well.

00:01I think for the region, it's wonderful,

00:03but we were one step short of a ticker tape parade

00:05for Donald Trump's arrival,

00:07and I think that is very indicative of it.

00:09That's why here was picked.

00:10The region was picked as a first stop

00:13because anywhere else there was a potential

00:16for some level of a failure.

00:17To the UK, it may have been a discussion on the tariffs

00:20which took place over the phone.

00:21A trip to the UK could potentially have ended

00:23in a less than favorable result.

00:26The trip to the Middle East, and especially to Saudi,

00:28was guaranteed to be a success.

00:31A lot of these deals, I imagine,

00:32would have been on the table for a little bit beforehand.

00:34So a smart move from the administration,

00:36and certainly one that has now had nothing but positive press

00:39as a result on the outcome.

00:40And I think the administration is on Air Force One

00:43thinking this has been a successful trip,

00:45and I think financially, it certainly has.