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Trump Welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Announces $1 Trillion Investment and Major Non-NATO Ally Status

November 19, 2025 · The White House · 0:01:56

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What happened

President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia to the White House, calling him a great friend and a true partner for peace and prosperity, according to the White House recording of the remarks. The President said the two countries were making their partnership closer and stronger than ever and pointed to a changed Middle East compared with when he first came into office, as he described the region.

Trump recalled that during his May visit to the kingdom Saudi Arabia announced it would invest $600 billion in the United States, and said the Crown Prince had now agreed to raise that figure to $1 trillion of investment spread to the United States, as the President stated the commitment. He said the two sides were also signing agreements this week on civil nuclear energy, critical minerals and artificial intelligence, and recalled the previously announced Saudi commitment to build its defense capabilities with nearly $142 billion of American military equipment and services, which he called the largest arms purchase in history, as he characterized it.

The President then announced that the United States was formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally, taking military cooperation, in his words, to even greater heights. He also thanked the Crown Prince for his role in what he described as the transformational peace deal achieved the previous month, as he credited the Saudi role.

Why it matters

The dinner remarks convert the May Riyadh pledges into larger numbers and a formal status change — a $1 trillion investment figure and major non-NATO ally designation — making the visit the centerpiece of the administration’s Gulf partnership.

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Sources: The White House, “Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia at The White House”, 2025-11-19 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-11-19). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.