Trump’s Preferred Candidate Wins Again, This Time in Saudi Arabia<br />that The president and his entourage think fellow billionaires who have an itch to get things done make the world go ‘round.<br />When the couple joined Mr. Trump on his visit to Saudi Arabia last month, the prince hosted Mr. Kushner and Ms. Trump for a dinner at his house.<br />By MARK LANDLER and MARK MAZZETTIJUNE 21, 2017<br />WASHINGTON — President Trump wasted no time on Wednesday calling the newly named crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman.<br />While the Trump administration clearly views Prince Mohammed as a reformer — pointing to Vision 2030, his blueprint to modernize Saudi Arabia’s economy and society — others warned<br />that the White House could be in for a disappointment.<br />The March visit to the White House by Prince Mohammed bin Salman so angered Prince Mohammed bin Nayef<br />that he made his annoyance known to the American government using unofficial channels.<br />The Trump administration also seems to have had little concern about showing favoritism in the rivalry between the prince<br />and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who until Wednesday had been next in line to the Saudi throne.
