Bahrain Mirror: U.S. President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia is a very wealthy nation, and they're going to give the United States some of that wealth, "hopefully, in the form of jobs, in the form of the purchase of the finest military equipment anywhere in the world."

This came during Trump's warm welcome of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a luncheon on Tuesday, during the latter's visit to the White House.

"It's an honor to have the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia with us, and his representatives, many of whom I know and I met in May when we were over there, where a promise of $400 billion was made by Saudi Arabia for the purchase of our equipment and other things," said Trump.

"And the relationship is probably the strongest it's ever been," he added.

"Saudi Arabia is a very wealthy nation, and they're going to give the United States some of that wealth, hopefully, in the form of jobs, in the form of the purchase of the finest military equipment," he stressed.

The US President further stated that when it comes to the missiles and the planes and all of the military equipment, "there's nobody that even comes close to us in terms of technology and the quality of the equipment."

He also noted that the Saudis have done "tests of everything, and they appreciate it, and they understand it very well, probably better than most."

The meeting is the first of its kind between Trump and bin Salman, since the appointment of the latter as crown prince, last June.

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