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Watch a recap of President Donald J. Trump’s first two days abroad:
TODAY’S EVENTS
9:30 AM LOCAL / 2:30 AM EDT: President and First Lady Trump depart Riyadh, Saudi Arabia en route to Tel Aviv, Israel
1:20 PM LOCAL / 6:20 AM EDT: President Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with President Reuven Rivlin of Israel
1:55 PM LOCAL / 6:55 AM EDT: President Trump gives remarks with President Rivlin of Israel
2:15 PM LOCAL / 7:15 AM EDT: President and First Lady Trump visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
3:25 PM LOCAL / 8:25 AM EDT: President and First Lady Trump visit the Western Wall
6:00 PM LOCAL / 11:00 AM EDT: President Trump meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel
7:25 PM LOCAL / 12:25 PM EDT: President Trump gives remarks with Prime Minister Netanyahu – Watch Live
7:30 PM LOCAL / 12:30 AM EDT: President and First Lady Trump have dinner with Prime Minister and Mrs. Netanyahu
4:30 PM: Vice President Pence participates in a series of meetings with lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol
On Saturday, May 21, 2017, President Trump and King Salman participated in the signing ceremony for the Joint Strategic Vision Statement for the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, worth $110 billion in defense capabilities.
 On Sunday, May 22, 2017, President Trump delivered remarks at the Arab Islamic American Summit where he gave his vision for “peace, security, and prosperity in this region and all throughout the world.”
 Today, President Trump is in Israel where he will meet with President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
Follow the President’s trip abroad at WH.gov/potus-abroad and on Twitter at #POTUSAbroad @WhiteHouse.
 President Donald Trump waves as he and First Lady Melania Trump arrive, Saturday, May 20, 2017, to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead). See more photos of the President’s trip abroad on Facebook and Flickr.
WHITE HOUSE UPDATES
 President Trump proclaimed on Friday the third Saturday of each May as Armed Forces Day. The President noted the nearly 70 year history of our Nation setting aside one day to recognize the great debt we owe to the men and women who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
President Trump announced his intent to nominate K.T. McFarland as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore.
WHAT WE ARE READING
“Trump said during his travels in recent days, he has found ‘new reasons for hope.’‘We have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to this region and to its people,’ Trump said in his remarks.” – The Hill
“President Trump Sunday in a highly-anticipated speech to Muslim leaders during his first foreign trip called for unity between the U.S. and Middle Eastern nations in the fight to ‘stamp out extremism.’ “ – Fox News
“Trump’s speech brought welcome relief to his Arab audience after eight years of Obama’s blindness to Iranian and terrorist threats. “ – New York Post |
