Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House, saying in a call on Thursday that the kingdom would massively expand its investments and trade with the United States. Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler passed on congratulations from his father, King Salman, during the call with Trump, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. The crown prince added that the kingdom would "expand its investment and trade with the United States to $600 billion over four years, and potentially beyond that."

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Thursday the kingdom wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald Trump earlier put a price tag on returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip. Trump’s 2017 trip to Saudi Arabia upended a tradition of U.S. presidents first heading to the United Kingdom as their first trip abroad. It also underscored his administration’s close ties to the rulers of the oil-rich Gulf states as his eponymous real estate company has pursued deals across the region as well. The comments from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reported early Thursday by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, came in a phone call with Trump.“The crown prince affirmed the kingdom’s intention to broaden its investments and trade with the United States over the next four years, in the amount of $600 billion, and potentially beyond that,” the report said.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump the kingdom plans to sink $600 billion into new investments and trade with the U.S. over the next four years, according to reports. The Saudi State news agency reported that, during a phone call between the two leaders, bin Salman said expected reforms from the Trump administration could create "unprecedented economic prosperity." The agency also said Saudi Arabia would like to capitalize on these conditions, though it did not say where the $600 billion would come from, how it would be deployed and if it would be public or private spending. Bin Salman told Trump the investment "could increase further if additional opportunities arise," the report noted.