Trump promoted U.S. business interests and visited key religious landmarks during his Abu Dhabi visit.
ABU DHABI, UAE—President Donald Trump concluded his Middle East tour on Friday with a final stop in the United Arab Emirates, where he participated in a business forum promoting U.S. companies before his departure.
On his trip’s fourth and final day, Trump attended a roundtable discussion with dozens of business executives at Qasr al-Watan, a ceremonial palace in Abu Dhabi. The meeting brought together business leaders from major U.S. companies, including ExxonMobil, Lockheed Martin, RTX (Raytheon), Boeing, Oracle, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, as well as representatives from major UAE companies such as the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., Emirates Airline, and Etihad Airways.
Trump arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday after concluding his meetings in Qatar. Upon his arrival, he held talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He announced more than $200 billion in additional investment deals, spanning industries critical to U.S. economic and national security, including aerospace, aluminum, artificial intelligence, energy, and nuclear technology, among others.
During the trip, however, there was a collapse of potential peace talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey. Trump had hinted several times that he might attend the proposed talks in Istanbul following his Gulf visit. As recently as May 15, when asked about his next destination, he replied, “destination unknown,” signaling that he could stop in Istanbul for talks. Ultimately, Putin didn’t attend the peace talks.
“I think it’s time for us to just do it,” Trump told reporters during the business roundtable, referring to peace efforts.
“We’re going to get it done. We’ve got to get it done. 5,000 young people are being killed every single week on average.”
Trump did not rule out a future meeting with Putin.
“As soon as we can set it up,” he said in response to a question about when the meeting might occur.
He also emphasized the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
“There’s a lot of bad things going on,” he said, noting that many Palestinians are starving.
On the nuclear talks with Iran, Trump said that progress had been made, while issuing a warning to Tehran.
“It‘ll be taken care of 100 percent,“ he said. ”It’ll be done nicely or not nicely. And the not nicely is not a good thing for them.”
In Abu Dhabi, Trump also visited key religious landmarks, including the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, his first mosque visit as president. Shortly after arriving on May 15, he toured the mosque, and the following day, he visited the Abrahamic Family House, a complex that includes a church, synagogue, and mosque, highlighting a message of interfaith tolerance.
During the trip, Trump also shared a personal update. His daughter Tiffany had recently given birth to a baby boy.
“I have spoken to her a couple of times. She’s doing great. The baby is great, and we’ll be seeing them very soon,” he said.