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President Trump will host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) at the White House today. It's his first visit since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul, which led to global condemnation .

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🎧 The two leaders have business and security deals to announce , NPR's Aya Batrawy tells Up First . The defense pact would give Saudi Arabia guarantees that the U.S. would use military measures if necessary. MBS also wants advanced

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