Vivian Nereim

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Vivian Nereim

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- As he waited for President Donald Trump to arrive in a gilded ballroom in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Mohammad Bahareth was beaming. The “Trump 2028” cap perched on his head stood out in the crowd, where Saudi men in traditional red-and-white checkered headdresses mingled with Americans in suits. Bahareth, a Saudi self-help influencer, used to be reluctant to step into the spotlight -- until, he said, Trump’s “ruthless pragmatism” and bold confidence inspired him.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Vivian Nereim

Many Saudis say they are big fans of President Trump, calling him a "straight shooter" who shares their values. Others were not impressed. As he waited for President Trump to arrive in a gilded ballroom in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Mohammad Bahareth was beaming. The "Trump 2028" cap perched on his head stood out in the crowd, where Saudi men in traditional red-and-white checkered headdresses mingled with Americans in suits.

1 month ago | telegraphindia.com | Vivian Nereim

The US President urged the people of Riyadh to chart 'your own destinies in your own way' Vivian Nereim Published 16.05.25, 09:46 AM Donald Trump tours the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi with Crown Prince Khaldoon Khalifa on Thursday Reuters When President Donald Trump declared from the stage of an opulent ballroom in Saudi Arabia that the US was done nation-building and intervening, that the world’s superpower would no longer be “giving you lectures on how to live,” his audience...

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Vivian Nereim

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — When President Trump declared from the stage of an opulent ballroom in Saudi Arabia that the United States was done nation-building and intervening, that the world’s superpower would no longer be “giving you lectures on how to live,” his audience erupted in applause. He was effectively denouncing decades of American policy in the Middle East, playing to grievances long aired in cafes and sitting rooms from Morocco to Oman.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Luke Broadwater |Jonathan Swan |Vivian Nereim

During the first major foreign trip of his second term, President Trump has told audiences in the Middle East that he's willing to set the past aside in the interests of peace and profit. At home, President Trump is ordering up investigations into his political opponents and finding creative ways to use his executive power to ruin the lives of even some of his milder critics. Abroad, Mr. Trump has sent a different message: Let bygones be bygones.