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With Deals and Diplomacy, President Trump Aims to Reshape the Middle East

On today’s Big Take podcast: Billion dollar deals and shifting alliances. How President Trump plans to reshape the Middle East.

President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 14, in this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace.

Photographer: Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace/AP Photo

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President Trump is wrapping a whirlwind trip to the Middle East — complete with a flurry of proposed investment deals, controversial gifts and a major shift in US-Syria policy.