00:00The Saudi Arabian nuclear deal, what steps is the U.S. taking to get Saudi Arabia to sign the Abraham
00:06Accords?
00:07Sure. Well, the President himself has spoken on this many times.
00:11His true social post this morning, and I will read it for those at home who missed it,
00:15the civil nuclear deal, there will be no enrichment of material, an important point being made between the Department of
00:22Energy and Saudi Arabia,
00:23which pertains only to non-military use, will be approved but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very
00:31respected and successful Abraham Accords.
00:34The United States is not opposed to civil nuclear facilities, as we all know.
00:39Look, this is a condition that the President has spoken about many times with our Gulf and Arab allies.
00:46He wants to see these countries sign the Abraham Accord.
00:49It was one of the most historic accomplishments of his first term, and it continues to be a long-term
00:54goal of his to expand those Accords
00:56to ultimately come to a place where the Middle East can be a peaceful and stable region.
01:00And, yes, this deal with Saudi Arabia, the energy deal, is contingent on this condition as far as the President
01:07is concerned.
01:07So we'll continue to talk with our Saudi counterparts to get the deal finalized and hopefully see them joining the
01:13Abraham Accords very soon.
01:15Gabe.
01:16Caroline, thank you.
01:17With regards to the Saudi nuclear deal, why was that condition not mentioned yesterday when the Energy and Secretary announced
01:23it?
01:23Well, look, the President is always the final dealmaker, as you know,
01:27and this is something that he has mentioned on numerous occasions.
01:29Going back, I can provide you with those statements.
01:32And he has said if they don't join the Abraham Accords, the deal is off.
01:37So we'll continue to have those conversations with our Saudi counterparts moving forward.
01:41So the deal is dead if Saudi Arabia doesn't join?
01:43And have you any indication that Saudi Arabia is even considering this?
01:48Again, the President has spoken directly with the Saudis about this in numerous conversations in the past,
01:53and the administration will continue to engage in those conversations.
01:56Alexandra.
01:57Would Saudi Arabia be exempt from international inspections as part of this deal if it moves forward?
02:01I don't want to comment on the specifics of the deal, as we're still, again, as I just said,
02:05talking especially about this very important condition that the President raised this morning.
02:09Alexandra.
02:10It's so good to see you.
02:11You're back.
02:11You too.
02:12So Treasury Secretary Besant voiced concern this week on China potentially distilling or stealing AI technology
02:19from the United States, kind of manipulating it as their own.
02:23Anthropics said that the largest distilling attack happened last month.
02:27Do you think this will come up when the President meets with President Xi in September?
02:30Well, I have had the honor of being part of some of the meetings and discussions between President Trump and
02:36President Xi,
02:37and I can tell you there is always a wide range of topics that come up.
02:41I would imagine this would be something.
02:43It's of high importance to the President and of this administration to obviously ensure that America remains dominant in the
02:49AI race,
02:50and we're obviously tracking the particular situation that you mentioned.
02:53I have one more if you don't mind.
02:54And this week we-
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