Property, golf, and crypto: the Trump family strikes deals in the Middle East

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  Good morning. It's Tuesday, May 13th.

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  I'm Shmeeta Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show, opening statements made as Sean Combs' trial gets underway,

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  the clean tech that could revolutionize our energy system,

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  and House Republicans propose paring down Medicaid.

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  But first, President Trump is in the Middle East for his first big foreign trip of his second term.

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  He's in Saudi Arabia today and plans to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates as well.

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  His itinerary largely focuses on potential economic deals with the U.S.

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  He's attending an investment forum in Saudi Arabia today.

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  Its government has promised to invest $600 billion in the U.S. over the next four years,

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  though the kingdom's large budget deficit will make that a hard promise to deliver on.

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  The UAE has pledged to spend $1.4 trillion in the U.S. over the next decade,

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  and Qatar recently offered a gift that could be the most expensive in modern history,

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  a $400 million luxury jet that Trump is reportedly considering to use as Air Force One,

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  and continue using even after he leaves office by transferring the plane to his presidential library.

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  But while the president looks for deals to secure for the U.S.,

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  His family has been busy deepening their personal business ties with the region.

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  And as Wall Street Journal reporter Elliot Brown told us,

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  doing so

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