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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. This is day two of President Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia. In Riyadh yesterday, the president announced $600 billion worth of contracts with companies in the U.S., They included the defense, energy, and high-tech sectors. NPR's Bobby Allen says many executives from Silicon Valley are also in Riyadh.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. This is day two of President Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia. In Riyadh yesterday, the president announced $600 billion worth of contracts with companies in the U.S., They included the defense, energy, and high-tech sectors. NPR's Bobby Allen says many executives from Silicon Valley are also in Riyadh.

Tech leaders took center stage during Trump's inauguration, and similarly they flanked the president during his visit to Saudi Arabia. Billionaire Elon Musk, OpenAI Sam Altman, Palantir's Alex Karp, and other tech titans joined Trump, some with an eye toward investment dollars to fuel artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Tech leaders took center stage during Trump's inauguration, and similarly they flanked the president during his visit to Saudi Arabia. Billionaire Elon Musk, OpenAI Sam Altman, Palantir's Alex Karp, and other tech titans joined Trump, some with an eye toward investment dollars to fuel artificial intelligence infrastructure.

A flurry of deals were announced, including from chipmaker NVIDIA, which says it will sell some of its top AI chips to the Gulf state. One big tech executive absent from the summit was Amazon's Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post. Bezos has drawn attention to the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who U.S.

A flurry of deals were announced, including from chipmaker NVIDIA, which says it will sell some of its top AI chips to the Gulf state. One big tech executive absent from the summit was Amazon's Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post. Bezos has drawn attention to the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who U.S.

officials believe was killed with the approval of the Saudi crown prince. Bobby Allen, NPR News.

officials believe was killed with the approval of the Saudi crown prince. Bobby Allen, NPR News.

After Saudi Arabia, Trump is scheduled to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. While in Saudi Arabia, President Trump also announced he's lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria.

After Saudi Arabia, Trump is scheduled to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. While in Saudi Arabia, President Trump also announced he's lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria.

Speaking in Riyadh, Trump says he's hopeful Syria's new government will help stabilize the country and keep the peace, following the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. U.S. sanctions on Syria have been in place since 1979. Trump says he spoke with Turkey's president before making the announcement. He also met with Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaf, for about 30 minutes in Riyadh.

Speaking in Riyadh, Trump says he's hopeful Syria's new government will help stabilize the country and keep the peace, following the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. U.S. sanctions on Syria have been in place since 1979. Trump says he spoke with Turkey's president before making the announcement. He also met with Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaf, for about 30 minutes in Riyadh.

On Capitol Hill, more than two dozen Democratic senators have introduced a resolution to try to block the Trump administration from accepting delivery of a luxury 747 jumbo jet from Qatar. As NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports, the jet is worth $400 million and would be used by Trump as Air Force One.

On Capitol Hill, more than two dozen Democratic senators have introduced a resolution to try to block the Trump administration from accepting delivery of a luxury 747 jumbo jet from Qatar. As NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports, the jet is worth $400 million and would be used by Trump as Air Force One.

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, describes the Qatari offer as clearly illegal and corrupt and says it raises national security concerns.

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, describes the Qatari offer as clearly illegal and corrupt and says it raises national security concerns.