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Mohammed bin Salman

Mohammed bin Salman during a White House bilateral meeting in 2025.
Source: Daniel Torok / Official White House Photo · Rights/use: Public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105 as a United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized
PersonExternal ties & fallout3 relationships

Saudi crown prince who co-chaired a summit with Trump when the White House announced a $600 billion Saudi commitment and a nearly $142 billion defense-sales package.

Relationship to Trumpforeign leader co-chairing summit with Trumppolitical / 1 source

Status

  1. Co-chaired Saudi-U.S. summit with Trumprelationship / 2025-05-131 source · Lead source

Exact relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to Trumpforeign leader co-chairing summit with Trump

    politicalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
  2. Donald J. Trump

    Saudi crown prince and presidential counterpart controlling PIF

    businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 3 sourcesreported
  3. Donald J. Trump

    foreign leader during Trump economic agreements

    businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 3 sourcesdocumented

Record timeline

  1. Saudi-funded LIV became a recurring revenue channel for Trump golf propertiesSaudi-funded league continued using Trump propertiesSaudi crown prince and presidential counterpart controlling PIF · reported · 3 sources
  2. White House announces Saudi investment and defense commitments$600 billion investment commitment and nearly $142 billion defense package announced May 13, 2025foreign leader during Trump economic agreements · documented · 3 sources
    1. commitmentSaudi defense-sales agreementnearly $142 billion
      Committed by / source
      Saudi defense purchasers
      Committed toward / intended recipient
      U.S. defense equipment and service suppliers
      committed · 2025-05-13 · observedPopulation Intended U.S. defense equipment and services sales to Saudi Arabia described in the May 2025 White House fact sheetPeriod 2025-05-13 to 2025-05-13Basis Use the separately stated defense-sales package, cross-checked against AP's tally, as a component within the broader $600 billion Saudi commitment.Limits The fact sheet says the sales are intended to be completed; this is agreement face value, not completed deliveries, booked revenue, profit, or personal income.Open cited evidence
    2. commitmentSaudi investment commitment$600 billion
      Committed by / source
      Saudi state and commercial counterparties
      Committed toward / intended recipient
      U.S. firms and projects
      committed · 2025-05-13 · observedPopulation Saudi investment commitments in the United States announced by the White House during Trump's May 2025 visitPeriod 2025-05-13 to 2025-05-13Basis Use the aggregate commitment headline in the contemporaneous White House fact sheet and cross-check it against AP's independent tally of announced Saudi commitments.Limits Commitment value may include intended, staged, or preplanned activity; no complete payment schedule is given, and AP warned that the promised investment and jobs may not materialize.Open cited evidence
  3. Mohammed bin Salman and Trump co-chair Saudi-U.S. summitCo-chaired the Saudi-U.S. summit with Trump on May 13, 2025foreign leader co-chairing summit with Trump · documented · 1 source