The White House Newsletter (17/05/2025) -

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HISTORIC MIDDLE EAST TRIP IS COMPLETE!

President Trump had an exceedingly successful international trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Before he left, he signed an executive order on drug pricing and secured the release of the last alive, American in Hamas captivity, Edan Alexander.

In Saudia Arabia, he secured a $600 billion investment and participated in their Investment Forum. On the Qatar leg of the trip, he met with leaders there making him the first American President to officially visit the country, and he delivered remarks to our troops at Al Udeid Air Base. Finally, in the UAE, he was met with a $1.4 trillion investment, and visited the Abrahamic Family House.

Most live alerts were paused this week due to time zone differences on President Trump’s international trip. To see all of his addresses from the week, please visit our YouTube channel here.Vice President Vance and Second Lady of the United States Usha Vance hosted a Police Week Breakfast at the Naval Observatory and attended at the Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service where the Vice President delivered remarks. This weekend, he is leading the delegation to Vatican City for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV.

MAGA MINUTE

HISTORIC WEEK!

HISTORIC WEEK!

🇸🇦 $600B, 🇶🇦 $1.2T, 🇦🇪 $1.4T investments
🛩️ Boeing & GE deal
🤝 $200B UAE AI deal
🇨🇳 China deal
🕊️ India-Pakistan ceasefire
🇺🇸 Hostage Edan freed
💊 Drug price EO
📉 Inflation low
🏛️ One, Big, Beautiful Bill next!@PressSec’s MAGA Minute from the Middle East ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/X9zrbexnTq
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 17, 2025

$600B, $1.2T, $1.4T investments

Boeing & GE deal

$200B UAE AI deal

China deal

India-Pakistan ceasefire

Hostage Edan freed

Drug price EO

Inflation low

One, Big, Beautiful Bill next!

IN THE NEWS

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WATCH | Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent – CNBC – Bessent sees tariff agreement as progress in ‘strategic’ decoupling with China
READ | Attorney General Pam Bondi – Breitbart – First 100 Days—Making America Safe Again
READ | Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer – Fortune – What workforce development programs get right about employment and opportunity
WATCH | Department Defense – Press Release – Defense Leaders Discuss Threats, Golden Dome During Budget Talks
READ | Department of Homeland Security – X – U.S. Secret Service Applications Jump 200% Since President Trump’s Inauguration

READ| HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – The Post Millennial – WIN: In-and-Out ditches synthetic dyes for natural ones

PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS

President Donald Trump bids farewell to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud as he boards Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

MAJOR EVENTS

President Trump Participates in a U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum,
May 13, 2025

WHITE HOUSE ARTICLE

FOUR-YEAR LOW: Prices for Essentials Fall as Workers See Relief in President Trump’s Economy

Inflation has fallen to the lowest level in more than four years as April’s Consumer Price Index smashes expectations for the third straight month in President Donald J. Trump’s Golden Age.

Here’s what you need to know: Grocery prices saw their largest decline in nearly five years. Gas prices fell for the third month in a row. Egg prices saw the largest one-month decline in more than four decades. Workers’ real wages are up 1.9%, increasing each of the last three months. Prices for airfare, energy, hotels, and used vehicles are all down compared to last year.