He admired the marble in the Qatari palace as “perfecto” and “very hard to buy.” He praised the “gleaming marvels” of the skyline in Saudi Arabia. And he groused about the “much smaller” and “much less impressive” plane that is Air Force One.

The deal features a mix of public and private partnerships, a strong emphasis on emerging technologies, and a $142-billion arms deal.

Trump left for Saudi Arabia on Monday with a host of press aboard Air Force One, including Fox News's Sean Hannity. However, no wire service reporter was on board.

The partnership was announced as part of a White House tour to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

Boeing and GE Aerospace received a $96 billion order from Qatar Airways as President Trump looks to boost investments in defense and aircraft in the Middle East after reaching artificial intelligence and tech agreements on Tuesday.

Former White House chief of staff and Democratic politician Rahm Emanuel says he turned down bribes from the Saudi government while traveling to the country on a state visit with then President

The White House Correspondents Association says it is disturbed that no reporters from either The Associated Press, Bloomberg or Reuters were allowed on Air Force One to cover President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East on Monday.

Data center development deals feature prominently in the $600B in investment the Trump administration says it has secured from Saudi Arabia.

Amazon, Google, and Nvidia are among those who struck deals during Trump's visit to the Middle East, his first major overseas trip of his second term.

Follow for live updates as Trump continues his Middle East trip in Saudi Arabia and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill.