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

President Donald Trump appeared in his first major foreign visit in Saudia Arabia on May 13. A video showed his eyes were closed, but not sleeping.

Luke Braodwater, New York Times White House Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the first day of Donald Trump’s first major foreign trip of his second term to three Middle Eastern nations that he happens to major business dealings with the Trump Organization,

Trump, whose company owns golf courses, has tried to broker a deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf. He said he hadn't discussed the proposed golf merger with Saudi officials during his trip.

Trump hopes to restart his first-term effort to normalize relations between the Middle East's major powers, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Trump's Abraham Accords effort led to Sudan, the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco agreeing to normalize relations with Israel.

The kingdom is not the only Gulf Arab state to be accused of abusing migrant laborers in the run-up to a World Cup. Rights groups also criticized Qatar, which hosted the competition in 2022, saying they tallied thousands of unexplained worker deaths.

It’s Wednesday, and we’re halfway through the week! Unfortunately, the rain is expected to continue through the weekend. In today’s issue: Trump touts record Boeing deal in Qatar

El viaje del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump a Qatar comenzó de manera espectacular. Al igual que Arabia Saudí un día