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Trump will visit Saudi Arabia in May, White House clarifies
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
After US President Donald Trump said yesterday — March 31 — that he plans to visit Saudi Arabia and other Mideastern countries “next month,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarifies that he was referring to the month of May.
“The president will be heading to Saudi Arabia in May. As for specific dates and details, we will be reading those out to you as soon as we possibly can,” Leavitt says during a press briefing.
Asked whether ceasefires in Ukraine and Gaza will be a prerequisite for his trip, Leavitt says the US continues to work for a ceasefire in Ukraine. She doesn’t say the same thing about Gaza, instead stressing that the US backs Israel.
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