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Reporters from major news services were barred from traveling aboard Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s high-stakes trip through the Middle East — an unprecedented move that was slammed by the White House Correspondents’ Association.
Trump left with a host of press aboard Air Force One, but for the first time in decades, no one from the Associated Press, Reuters, or Bloomberg was with him.
Saudi Arabian F-15 fighter jets flanked Air Force One in an aerial escort Tuesday as President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh, kicking off his first major overseas trip since returning to the White House.
Elsewhere, state-backed funds from Qatar were part of a $6 billion funding round for Trump adviser Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, and a fund from Qatar is also invested in the private equity firm of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.