Trump is said to have had a secret conversation with the Saudi crown prince. The timing is explosive because the Biden administration is negotiating peace in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia.
Trump described Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman as a good friend Trump is still using his connections to Saudi Arabia, even after his defeat in the 2020 US election, according to a report in the New York Times. In November 2022, the Trump Organization finalized a deal with the Omani government and a Saudi real estate company for a $1 billion project.