President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the first stop of his Middle East trip. Saudi Arabia's crown prince greeted Trump on a lavender carpet ahead of the US-Saudi Investment Forum. Trump spoke at the forum, which was also attended by top US officials and business executives. President Donald Trumpisn't the only American leader visiting the Middle East this week. The president was joined on Tuesday at theUS-Saudi Investment Forumby top Wall Street and Silicon Valley executives, including OpenAI CEOSam Altman, SpaceX and Tesla CEOElon Musk, and Nvidia CEOJensen Huang. In thefirst bilateral overseas tripof his second term, the president visited the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday, where he met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and spoke at the forum. In addition to Saudi Arabia, the president is also scheduled to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in thehope of securing major new dealswith the oil-rich Persian Gulf countries. TheWhite House announcedon Tuesday that it had secured a commitment from Saudi Arabia to invest $600 billion in the US, apledge the crown prince first suggestedin January. Here's what the events of the day looked like, from Trump's lavish welcome to the gathering of top CEOs. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeted Trump on a lavender carpet after Air Force One touched down. While Trump met with the crown prince at Riyadh's Royal Court, Saudi men armed with gold swords waited nearby. The official state arrival ceremony at Riyadh's Royal Court featured another lavender carpet as the honor guard stood by. Flanked by US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Trump chatted with the crown prince before a coffee ceremony at the Royal Court. Elon Musk, a Trump advisor, also attended the coffee ceremony with Trump in Riyadh's Royal Court. Trump and the crown prince looked at exhibits in Riyadh's ornate conference center during the US-Saudi Investment Forum. Trump talked to a large crowd, including top US business leaders, inside a palatial room during the investment forum. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced during the investment forum that his company would provide Saudi AI firm Humain with thousands of its most advanced chips to power the kingdom's AI factories. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attended the investment forum and a VIP lunch but didn't speak at the event. Elon Musk spoke with the governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund during a visit to the old district of Diriyah outside Riyadh. Crown Prince Mohammed gave Trump a tour of Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the ancestral home of the al Salman royal family, before the evening's state dinner. Read the original article onBusiness Insider