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In search of jobs and treasure: Trump’s first overseas jaunt takes a distinctly commercial angle
U.S. President Donald Trump completed a four-day tour of the Middle East on May 13-16, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The trip was Trump’s first major international trip of his second term, although not his first movement outside U.S. borders, as he had recently attended...
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