During his visit to the United States, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, pledged to invest $1 trillion in Washington. But can the Saudi Kingdom afford to meet the big promise?

Diriyah is a multibillion-dollar plan to turn the historic birthplace of the Saudi royal family into a dense cluster of hotels, branded residences, shops and offices. Jerry Inzerillo, the chief executive of the Diriyah development and a longtime Trump associate, said that a Trump-branded project there is “just a matter of time.”

Donald Trump has had business dealings with the Saudis for decades. The big money arrived after he became president.

Seven years after the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump rolled out the red carpet for the man U.S. intelligence agencies held responsible for the 2018 assassination: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The chief executive of a Saudi firm says a Trump-branded project is “just a matter of time.” The Trump Organization’s major foreign partner is also signaling new Saudi deals.

COLUMN. The US president is more interested in the Saudi sovereign wealth fund's reserves, which could lead to massive investments on American soil, than in hydrocarbons, according to Le Monde columnist Gilles Paris.