# @seanmspicer on Instagram

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- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13321175-seanmspicer-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-05-20T19:38:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sean Spicer (@seanmspicer) — https://gondola.cc/seanmspicer

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#TBT: In May 2017, I accompanied President Trump on his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia as a part of a 5 country tour. You can read all about each of these stops in #TheBriefing, the beginning is below:

“One of the most memorable aspects of the job was being able fly around the world on Air Force One with the president. Representing the United States in another country is an honor. 
In May, we set off for a week-long tour of four countries (five, count- ing Vatican City). Of course, it wasn’t a vacation for me or the president; it was President Trump’s first big foreign trip. Our first stop was Saudi Arabia where—again, as a witness to history—I watched the president close a $350 billion arms deal with King Salman, which could mean hundreds of thousands of jobs for Americans. The president also facilitated a number of other commercial deals for American businesses. 
President Trump was obviously in his element, wheeling and dealing, while amid a degree of pageantry I doubt even he had seen before. 
Every trip abroad presents challenges because of the many ground rules that have to be negotiated with foreign governments. So, throughout this time, I was busy overseeing the press arrangements and dealing with disappointed reporters who, for whatever reason, could not get into one function or another.”

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