Trump to visit Israel, the Vatican and Saudi Arabia
President Trump’s first foreign trip will include stops in Israel, the Vatican and Saudi Arabia before visits to a NATO meeting in Belgium and a Group of 7 summit in Italy.
Trump is expected to take his first overseas trip as president later this month with the multistop tour, two White House officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of a formal announcement later Thursday.
The announcement follows Trump’s meeting Wednesday with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Trump’s vows to mediate peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Trump also met with Catholic cardinals earlier Thursday ahead of his trip to the Vatican.
The White House had said previously that Trump would travel to Brussels for the NATO meeting and to Sicily for the G-7 summit before Memorial Day.
The trips were first reported by Politico.
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