Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, effectively the ruler of Saudi Arabia, greeted Trump with a warm welcome and a lavish purple carpet stretching from the steps of Air Force One, which could soon be controversially replaced with a $400 million jet gifted by Qatar.

President Trump was treated to an elaborate royal welcoming to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia early Tuesday where he was greeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and hundreds if not thousands of

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as the U.S. leader began a four-day Middle East tour. Trump, as he did in his first term, is paying an early visit to the kingdom after the crown prince promised to pump hundreds of billions of dollars in new investments in the United States.