Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince to the White House

US President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

US President Donald Trump is hosting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday during the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia’s first White House visit since Saudi agents killed Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.

The US-Saudi relationship had been sent into a tailspin by the operation targeting Mr Khashoggi, a fierce critic of the kingdom, that US intelligence agencies later determined Prince Mohammed likely directed the agents to carry out.