Fox News host Sean Hannity said he saw Saudi Arabia‘s “desire” to develop a relationship with the United States during his visit to the Middle Eastern country.
Hannity sat down with President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, for an interview that will air on Tuesday night’s episode of Hannity. During the interview, the pair discussed prescription drugs, the unrest between Pakistan and India, the battle over tariffs with China, and Trump’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Their overwhelming desire is for peace in the region. And their overwhelming belief is that the person that is best able to bring that together is going to be President Trump. There is a reason why Saudis committed trillion dollars in investment in the United States,” Hannity said on Fox News’s Fox & Friends. “To see the desire to have a great business working relationship that benefits both countries. That seems to be where the focus is.”
Hannity also said he had an “interesting” interaction with Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“The president introduced me to the crown prince, and the president in a lot of good humor said, ‘Now, he doesn’t quite make the money that you do, but … ‘ and he went on to tell a funny story,” Hannity recalled. He added that everyone from Saudi Arabia on the dais knew who he was and were fans of his show.
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A coalition of business leaders joined Trump and Hannity for their trip to Saudi Arabia. Hannity confirmed that Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were among those present. Other business leaders reportedly in attendance included BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, Halliburton CEO Jeff Miller, CloudKitchens CEO Travis Kalanick, Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong.
Trump expressed hope that these business leaders would “walk away with a lot of checks.”