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Trump Delivers Remarks at the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum, Nov. 19, 2025

November 19, 2025 · The White House · 1:03:31

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What happened

President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., on November 19, 2025, alongside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. The Crown Prince, speaking through a translator, said the two countries had laid foundations for a partnership based on growth, economic diversification, and innovation, and had signed a strategic economic partnership document and investment agreements covering defense, energy, AI, rare minerals, and finance, as he described them.

The President put the day’s numbers on the record: the $600 billion Saudi investment in the United States announced during his visit to the kingdom the previous spring had been raised the day before — “yesterday the Crown Prince announced that the number that they’ll be investing in the United States is one trillion dollars” — and, separately, “we’re told that $270 billion in agreements in sales are being signed between dozens of companies. And that’s just happening today,” as he stated both figures. He also said the United States had officially designated Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally the day before and had signed what he called a historic strategic defense agreement.

Why it matters

The forum is the commercial centerpiece of the Crown Prince’s Washington visit: a stated $1 trillion commitment, a stated $270 billion in same-day company agreements, and a new major non-NATO ally designation, all announced within the same 24 hours as the bilateral meeting and dinner paged alongside this one.

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Sources: The White House, “President Trump Delivers Remarks at the U.S. - Saudi Investment Forum” (official upload, embedded above). Figures as stated by the President and, in translation, by the Crown Prince at the forum.