The Art Of The Deal: Mideast Edition

《交易的艺术:中东版》

What A Day

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2025-05-17

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President Donald Trump is expected to wrap up the first major international trip of his second term today when he returns from the Middle East. His four-day trip to the Gulf was less about good, old-fashioned diplomacy, and more about doing deals. Lots of them: a $600 billion investment agreement with Saudi Arabia, the details of which remain extremely vague; a nearly $150 billion defense deal with the Kingdom; a major artificial intelligence deal with the United Arab Emirates. And of course, there’s that gifted plane from the Qatari Royal Family. Mohammed Sergie, Gulf editor for Semafor, talks about what Trump accomplished on his trip. Plus, author Casey Johnston joins us to talk about her new book, 'A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting.' And in headlines: The Supreme Court appeared torn over the enforcement of Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship, Russian President Vladimir Putin was a no-show at planned peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey, and Walmart executives said the company will have to raise prices because of Trump’s tariffs. Show Notes: Read Mohammed's reporting: https://www.semafor.com/author/mohammed-sergieRead Casey's newsletter: https://www.shesabeast.co/Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • It's Friday, May 16th.

  • I'm Jane Koston, and this is What A Day,

  • the show that stands with Texas Democrats and sports fans who want to ban Republican Senator Ted Cruz from college playoff events.

  • Because when Ted Cruz is in attendance, Texas teams tend to lose.

  • To quote a Democratic party official, the nine scariest words for any college fan to hear are,

  • I'm Ted Cruz, and I'm coming to your game.

  • Now, as a good journalist, I reached out to the Cruz team.

  • Via a spokesperson, I received the following response.

  • The senator has been attending Texas sports games his entire life.

  • When they win, he's there.

  • When they lose, he's there.

  • Okay.

  • On today's show,

  • the Supreme Court appears torn over the enforcement of President Donald Trump's order to end birthright citizenship.

  • And Walmart says it's going to have to raise prices soon because of Trump's tariffs.

  • But let's start with the president's trip to the Middle East.

  • On Thursday, Trump started his day in Qatar before flying to the United Arab Emirates,

  • the last stop on his trip.

  • While in Qatar,

  • Trump visited the United States' largest army base in the Middle East in Doha and took part in a business roundtable.