President Donald Trump met with Syria's interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, marking the first high-level meeting between U.S. and Syrian heads of state in a quarter-century. The closed-door session came on the sidelines of Trump's summit with Gulf leaders and could signal a dramatic shift in American policy toward Syria.

President Trump met on Wednesday with the new president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, a day after announcing that the United States would lift sanctions on the country in a major shift in U.S. policy.

President Trump says the jet is a gift to the Defense Department, not a personal one, but lawmakers are raising concerns about the ethical and national security implications.