What People Are Saying President Donald Trump: "I'm going to Saudi Arabia. I made a deal with Saudi Arabia. I'd usually go to the U.K. first. Last time I went to Saudi Arabia they put up $450 billion. I said well, this time they've gotten richer, we've all gotten older so I said I'll go if you pay $1 trillion to American companies, meaning the purchase over a four-year period of $ 1 trillion and they've agreed to do that. So, I'm going to be going there. I have a great relationship with them, and they've been very nice but they're going to be spending a lot of money to American companies for buying military equipment and a lot of other things." Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics and Political Science: "Saudi Arabia will exercise considerable foreign policy with Trump when it comes to the Middle East." Saudi political analyst Mubarak al-Atee: "The size of economic transactions, trade and investments between the two countries exceeds $1 trillion by far. The number reflects the trust Saudi Arabia has in the U.S. economy." What Happens Next The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia only looks to become more important, but key will be progress on the troubles in the Middle East. Request Reprint & Licensing Submit Correction View Editorial & AI Guidelines