ARABIA BOUND

Gulf trade tops Trump agenda in run-up to visit set for mid-May

The President is especially game to lock down commitments from the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the UAE to invest vast sums in the U.S.

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fields questions on President Trump's upcoming Gulf trip

Now it’s official. U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to the Gulf starting May 13 for a four-day trip that will take him to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

Besides a heavy geopolitical agenda dealing with the strife-torn...