(WASHINGTON) — Tuesday marked the first time His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia, set foot in the U.S. since 2018, following the death of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul, which caused global outrage.

And President Donald Trump welcomed MBS with a lavish entrance, complete with Saudi flags next to American flags, an orange carpet, black horses and a color guard band.

Cannons went off in the background and a military flyover took place as Trump walked the carpet to wait for the prince’s arrival. They shook hands and smiled for the cameras before going in for their bilateral meeting.

The crown prince denied ordering the operation against Khashoggi but ultimately acknowledged responsibility as the kingdo

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