Travel Pool Report No. 11 - coffee ceremony

Pool was brought into a rectangular ornate room at 12:22 where hundreds of people were gathered for a coffee ceremony. They were seated along the sides of the ballroom on blue couches with golden finishes.

These are the individuals invited to the lunch.

The president and crown prince were already seated and pool was pulled out one minute later.

We then headed back in for a second spray at 12:26 p.m.

The president was now standing and greeting the Saudi Arabian guests.

He greeted guests out of earshot of pool, with the crown prince smiling and nodding alongside him.

Among the attendees pool spotted - Bessent, Sergio Gor, Stephen Miller, Bret Baier, Elon Musk, Sam Altman and AP's Zeke Miller.

At 12:37, Trump introduced the crown prince to his Cabinet secretaries and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. None of the American women are wearing head coverings.

The FIFA president Gianni Infantino was then introduced to the prince.

Pool was pulled at 12:40 p.m. as Trump was introducing the American guests to the crown prince.

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