Top Business Leaders Jubilant Over Trump’s Economic Success In Middle East

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump returns to the United States from his weeklong trip to the Middle East, leaders of almost 50 companies praised the president for securing over $2 trillion in deals.

The president’s trip to the Middle East resulted in a number of deals, including a $600 billion investment commitment from Saudi Arabia, $200 billion in commercial deals between the U.S. and United Arab Emirates, $1.2 trillion economic exchange agreement with Qatar, and $243.5 billion in U.S.-Qatar commercial and defense deals, according to the White House.

The administration is touting the trip as not only historic, but also one that strengthened safety and stability in the Middle East.

“The numbers don’t lie,” White House Assistant Press Secretary Taylor Rogers told The Daily Wire. “President Trump secured trillions of dollars in great deals, and his first foreign trip was a huge success. These historic investments and landmark agreements are a direct result of the economic climate President Trump has quickly developed.”

Business leaders who are benefitting from the deals were vociferous in their praise of the president’s efforts on Friday afternoon. That includes leaders from Lockheed Martin, Palantir, Qualcomm, Amazon, Google, and more.

“We appreciate President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman convening business leaders in Saudi Arabia to strengthen economic ties and drive innovation between our two countries,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said of the U.S. Saudi deals. “Amazon is excited to partner with HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia’s newly created AI innovation company, to collectively invest more than $5 billion to build a groundbreaking ‘AI Zone’ there, which will bring multiple innovative AWS AI capabilities to Saudi Arabia along with skills training for 100,000 citizens from the Kingdom.”

Ruth Porat, Alphabet and Google President and Chief Investment Officer, also expressed gratitude to Trump for the Saudi deals, praising the “engagement and policies of the Trump Administration and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who are enabling strong execution to accelerate AI innovation in both countries.”

“Together,” she said, “we will create highly-skilled jobs and deliver AI training programs to open new, rewarding career pathways.”

DataVolt CEO Rajit Nanda argued that the Saudi partnership was “made possible in large part due to the enabling technology and trade frameworks advanced during the Trump Administration—policies that championed high-tech exports, strengthened U.S.-Saudi strategic ties, which have empowered entrepreneurial collaboration in the digital era.”

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – MAY 15: U.S. President Donald J. Trump tours the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

And Oracle CEO Safra Catz thanked Trump for his leadership and “decisive actions,” actions that allow Oracle to provide “the world’s most advanced cloud and AI technology to Saudi Arabia.”

“Our expanded partnership with the Kingdom will create new opportunities for its economy, deliver better health outcomes for its people, and fortify its alliance with the United States, which will create a ripple effect of peace and prosperity across the Middle East and around the world,” Catz said.

As for the Quatar deals, Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg touted a historic order, the “largest-ever for Boeing’s widebody planes.”

“Thank you to President Trump for supporting the agreement, which grows our longstanding partnership with the airline,” Ortberg said. “As one of America’s top exporters, Boeing is proud that our aircraft sales to global customers strengthen U.S. manufacturing and sustain jobs in our factories and at suppliers across the United States.”

Lockheed Martin President and CEO Jim Taiclet promised that “thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we will help accelerate Qatar’s next-generation air and missile defense capabilities, enabling a more secure and stable region, sustaining American manufacturing jobs, and reinforcing our defense industrial base.”

A spokesman for Northrop Grumman, celebrating Trump’s deals with the United Arab Emirates, promised: “Just as we have invested in the UAE, such as Northrop Grumman’s grant to the American Community School in Abu Dhabi, we welcome increased partnership and investment by the UAE in our world-class defense sector. This historic trip will increase U.S. jobs and economic strength.”

Parsons President Carey Smith said that his corporation is “proud to be a part of President Trump’s initiatives to strengthen strategic relations in the UAE,” and Baker Hughes CEO Lorenzo Simonelli congratulated the president, calling the trip to the United Arab Emirates, “A key moment that underscores the enduring partnership between two nations committed to innovation, progress, and shared prosperity.”

“As we look to the future, energy will remain central to economic growth and broader cooperation that supports stability and opportunity for both countries, and Baker Hughes remains steadfast in our dedication to help both nations meet their goals,” Simonelli promised.