President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday to a royal-purple-carpet rollout and a motorcade ride ensconced by a calvary of Arabian horses – a daylong kickoff to the first major international trip of his second term.

Trump’s first extended overseas trip of his second term will see him talking to leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. He also plans to meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

Fox News host Jesse Watters highlights top moments from the first day of President Donald Trump’s Middle East visit on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’

President Trump basked in this desert kingdom’s glitzy welcome as he announced an end to sanctions on Syria, signed investment deals with Saudi Arabia and issued a pointed warning to Iran. On the first of a four-day Middle East visit,

President Donald Trump embarks Monday on the first major international trip of his second term – an opportunity to shore up relations with a trio of key Middle Eastern allies and prove his might as a dealmaker on the world stage.

President Donald Trump said Monday the tariffs against China would "go up substantially higher" than 145% if a longer-term trade deal is not reached before 90 days.

President Trump announced the change in US policy during his speech at a Saudi investment forum, kicking off the first major international trip of his second term.

The White House has called Trump’s visit a “historic return to the Middle East” but Israel is once again not on the itinerary.

Hamas says it will release an American-Israeli hostage held in Gaza later in the day. The Palestinian militant group said Edan Alexander would be freed on Monday as a goodwill gesture to the Trump administration.

The billionaire newspaper owner is getting closer to the president.