WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the visiting Saudi Arabian crown prince has urged him to take action to help end Sudan’s civil war.

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In his remarks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, Trump said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told him that bringing an endgame to the war “would be the greatest thing you can do, that would be greater than what you’ve already done.”

The fighting for control of Sudan has killed over 40,000 people and created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with over 14 million displaced. The civil war has pitted the Sudanese Armed Forces against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Trump, who boasts of ending several wars since returning to office and has openly lobbied for the Nobel Peace Prize, admitted he hasn’t given a lot of thought to the fighting in Sudan.

“I thought it was just something that was crazy and out of control,” Trump said as he shared the stage with the crown prince. “But I just see how important that is to you. And to a lot of your friends in the room.”

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“They just don’t understand,” Trump grumbled. “People have to be taught this is something they’ve never done. But we’re not going to be successful if we don’t allow people that invest billions of dollars in plants and equipment to bring a lot of their people from their country to get that plant open, operating and working. I’m sorry.”

Trump says he’s already urging Saudi crown prince to invest more in U.S.

Prince Mohammed at Tuesday’s Oval Office meeting said that his country would invest $1 trillion in the U.S., up from a $600 billion pledge made when Trump visited the kingdom in May.

But Trump joked at Wednesday’s investment forum that he’s already lobbying Prince Mohammed to commit to invest more.

“While we were taking the picture, I said, ’Could you make it $1.5 trillion?’” Trump said he told the crown prince as the two posed for photos backstage before their remarks. “So he’s got something to think about.”

Musk marks quiet return to public stage

It was a muted return to the public stage for Elon Musk.

For 20 minutes, the Space X and Tesla CEO chatted in tech-speak with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about the near-term future of artificial intelligence as featured guests at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum.

Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, and Elon Musk look at President Donald Trump during the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2025. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Musk was making his first public-speaking appearance since leaving the White House in May, when he stepped down as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Far from the chainsaw-wielding, government-efficiency warrior and regular Mar-a-Lago guest he became, Musk on Wednesday was back to his soft, futuristic musings.

“In the long term, maybe 10 to 20 years, my prediction is work will be optional,” Musk said, sparking applause. “It will be like playing sports or a video game.”

Musk has seldom been seen in public with Trump since May, though he was among the invited guests to the White House state dinner on Tuesday.