Trump Champions ‘America First’ at Saudi-Backed Investment Summit, Criticizes Zelenskyy

President Trump thanked the Saudis for hosting the peace talks in Riyadh but accused Zelenskyy of backing out of a rare earths deal.
Trump Champions ‘America First’ at Saudi-Backed Investment Summit, Criticizes Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump speaks at the FII PRIORITY Miami 2025 summit in Miami Beach on Feb. 19, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
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U.S. President Donald Trump headlined a Saudi-backed investment summit in Miami on Feb. 19, delivering a campaign-style speech focused on his “America First” agenda and urging investors to put their money in the United States.

During his speech, Trump took a moment to defend his comments about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while also thanking the Saudis for hosting the peace talks this week aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. He then launched a fresh attack on Zelenskyy, accusing him of recently backing out of a rare earths deal with the United States.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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