Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term. It served as a gilded debut for a foreign policy focused on securing cash infusions for American businesses.

Dozens of men in the traditional Saudi garb of a white robe and red headscarf swayed and sang to the beat of a drum in front of Salwa Palace, constructed in 1765, as Trump arrived for the formal state dinner with cabinet secretaries and Elon Musk.

President Trump made his first stop on his Middle East swing in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, where he received a warm welcome from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and top U.S. and Saudi business

U.S. chip maker Nvidia will partner with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup Humain and will ship 18,000 chips to the Middle Eastern nation to help power a new data center project.

Trump pitched Saudi Arabia as the key to building peace and prosperity in the Middle East, contrasting the kingdom with the nuclear intransigence of Iran.