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Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman,
known almost universally by his initials, MBS, he's visiting Washington on Tuesday.
The last time he was there was in 2018.
It was a hugely successful trip at the time.
And then, just a few months later, This happened.
The journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead.
The journalist was murdered.
His body was cut into pieces after his death.
MBS denies any involvement in Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
Nevertheless, both he and Saudi Arabia were ostracized after the killing.
But now MBS is back in Washington.
And it looks something like a full rehabilitation after seven years.
Here in DC,
the Saudi flags are hanging on the light posts along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House.
This is, by all accounts, expected to be an elaborate, symbolic, and highly strategic visit.
The Trump administration is throwing a fancy formal dinner, and the mood is likely to be warm.
And frankly, why not?
Donald Trump and MBS both have something that the other man wants.