President Donald Trump hosts Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, marking the prince's first visit since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday he was designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally as the administration aims to elevate the two nations' military relationship.

Trump says that he is designating Saudi Arabia a “Major Non-NATO Ally,” during dinner remarks for the Saudi crown prince. The president says the classification would take the country’s military cooperation with the United States “to even greater heights.

President Donald Trump is making a high-profile overture to Saudi Arabia and its polarizing de facto leader — even as some major MAGA figures say the White House is too focused on foreign affairs at the expense of domestic issues.