RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tense moment ░░░░░░░░ the White House king ░░░░░░░░ of Jordan sat down ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump the man ░░░░░░░░ had threatened to withhold ░░░░░░░░ one point four five ░░░░░░░░ dollars of a of ░░░░░░░░ each year from the ░░░░░░░░ s unless he agreed ░░░░░░░░ help taken the almost ░░░░░░░░ million Palestinians from Gaza ░░░░░░░░ was all smiles on ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office but there ░░░░░░░░ clearly a difference of ░░░░░░░░ King Abdullah had previously ░░░░░░░░ the resettlement idea Saying ░░░░░░░░ countries at boiling point ░░░░░░░░ already hosts millions of ░░░░░░░░ but he revealed his ░░░░░░░░ plan to evacuate two ░░░░░░░░ children from Gaza who ░░░░░░░░ in urgent need of ░░░░░░░░ care We have to ░░░░░░░░ it might of the ░░░░░░░░ Countries are would be ░░░░░░░░ by mohammed bin discussions ░░░░░░░░ in riyadh Think the ░░░░░░░░ is is how to ░░░░░░░░ this work in a ░░░░░░░░ that is good for ░░░░░░░░ were obviously sleeper with ░░░░░░░░ have to look into ░░░░░░░░ Russian dressing of United ░░░░░░░░ over people region especially ░░░░░░░░ my people of Jordan ░░░░░░░░ will they have some ░░░░░░░░ discussions today I think ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ can do right away ░░░░░░░░ serve taker two thousand ░░░░░░░░ that are either cash ░░░░░░░░ children or him A ░░░░░░░░ real state of to ░░░░░░░░ was quickly as possible ░░░░░░░░ then wait for think ░░░░░░░░ egyptian plan on how ░░░░░░░░ worked with a president ░░░░░░░░ okada charges Mister Trump ░░░░░░░░ back down on his ░░░░░░░░ threat Only aid other ░░░░░░░░ that because we ve ░░░░░░░░ such a good relationship ░░░░░░░░ we were doing so ░░░░░░░░ just in the short ░░░░░░░░ that women talking neither ░░░░░░░░ do something I have ░░░░░░░░ threatened with money We ░░░░░░░░ We contribute a lot ░░░░░░░░ money to Jordan and ░░░░░░░░ it I don t ░░░░░░░░ the thread murder I ░░░░░░░░ t think they were ░░░░░░░░ their burma is always ░░░░░░░░ this You us administration ░░░░░░░░ is still nothing absolutely ░░░░░░░░ about what will happen ░░░░░░░░ what Jordan is expected ░░░░░░░░ do So how vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ Jordan to you as ░░░░░░░░ are essential is Washington ░░░░░░░░ a it to it ░░░░░░░░ Okay enemy I m ░░░░░░░░ now by armin arai ░░░░░░░░ research analyst at the ░░░░░░░░ for defense of democracies ░░░░░░░░ Washington My thanks for ░░░░░░░░ with us here on ░░░░░░░░ business report I I ░░░░░░░░ that amount of one ░░░░░░░░ four five billion dollars ░░░░░░░░ at the moment even ░░░░░░░░ is suspended as month ░░░░░░░░ yes that is suspended ░░░░░░░░ the executive order that ░░░░░░░░ signed earlier in February ░░░░░░░░ freezers all or an ░░░░░░░░ except for Israel and ░░░░░░░░ One point four built ░░░░░░░░ point four five billion ░░░░░░░░ have been freeze there ░░░░░░░░ that were supposed to ░░░░░░░░ sent to Jordan for ░░░░░░░░ next light It is ░░░░░░░░ how important is this ░░░░░░░░ to Jordan I m ░░░░░░░░ really don t know ░░░░░░░░ is it that powers ░░░░░░░░ jordanian economy How much ░░░░░░░░ a contribution is this ░░░░░░░░ the jordanian economy sold ░░░░░░░░ has the top three ░░░░░░░░ of you for an ░░░░░░░░ It is very dependent ░░░░░░░░ USAID Of course it ░░░░░░░░ diversified in terms of ░░░░░░░░ s it is goes ░░░░░░░░ the but to the ░░░░░░░░ military to Jordan s ░░░░░░░░ mainly System Solving the ░░░░░░░░ security issue I enjoyed ░░░░░░░░ so all in all ░░░░░░░░ is is is is ░░░░░░░░ dependent on your said ░░░░░░░░ the freezing will take ░░░░░░░░ significant all on the ░░░░░░░░ s economy So what ░░░░░░░░ the elements Are there ░░░░░░░░ the economy Does Jordan ░░░░░░░░ as it export What ░░░░░░░░ only doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ does It does not ░░░░░░░░ Jordan Gordon is not ░░░░░░░░ resourceful country when it ░░░░░░░░ to the to natural ░░░░░░░░ like oil and natural ░░░░░░░░ and so oh Jordan ░░░░░░░░ been mean throughout the ░░░░░░░░ has been very dependent ░░░░░░░░ money coming in from ░░░░░░░░ us from the European ░░░░░░░░ as well as from ░░░░░░░░ gulf and but at ░░░░░░░░ same time Jordan relies ░░░░░░░░ it s on it ░░░░░░░░ tourism sector which has ░░░░░░░░ taken a significant hit ░░░░░░░░ the past 15 years ░░░░░░░░ months as a result ░░░░░░░░ the war in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ issues and in that ░░░░░░░░ dangerous neighborhood has had ░░░░░░░░ negative impact on on ░░░░░░░░ s ability to attract ░░░░░░░░ visitors And thus the ░░░░░░░░ this has impacted the ░░░░░░░░ economy very significantly And ░░░░░░░░ s not just the ░░░░░░░░ s that is beholden ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ money like I think ░░░░░░░░ through from from For ░░░░░░░░ and so again it ░░░░░░░░ to have a kind ░░░░░░░░ balancing operation to keep ░░░░░░░░ keep the country going ░░░░░░░░ Yes I mean Saudi ░░░░░░░░ and other gulf states ░░░░░░░░ a lot in in ░░░░░░░░ of projects and Jordan ░░░░░░░░ one of the the ░░░░░░░░ has been has been ░░░░░░░░ consistent part Supporting Jordan ░░░░░░░░ as I said Jordan ░░░░░░░░ military or with receives ░░░░░░░░ lot of military it ░░░░░░░░ from from the United ░░░░░░░░ and the series of ░░░░░░░░ or well well was ░░░░░░░░ impact Jordan s ability ░░░░░░░░ secure it s borders ░░░░░░░░ has been which have ░░░░░░░░ a flashpoint for smuggling ░░░░░░░░ from from Syria before ░░░░░░░░ before the fall of ░░░░░░░░ at as well as ░░░░░░░░ the from this site ░░░░░░░░ for with the border ░░░░░░░░ Israel and the West ░░░░░░░░ my king Abdullah mention ░░░░░░░░ number of refugees that ░░░░░░░░ in Jordan already and ░░░░░░░░ I guess is a ░░░░░░░░ of a drain on ░░░░░░░░ economy Potential Francs originate ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinian territories originally ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ complications that are affecting ░░░░░░░░ economy absolutely and with ░░░░░░░░ influx of the Syrian ░░░░░░░░ After two thousand and ░░░░░░░░ As well as the ░░░░░░░░ jobs Jordan s unemployment ░░░░░░░░ is at the 20 ░░░░░░░░ percent Youth unemployment is ░░░░░░░░ fifty percent and so ░░░░░░░░ there are multiple factors ░░░░░░░░ course the regional dynamics ░░░░░░░░ t help but the ░░░░░░░░ crisis in Jordan has ░░░░░░░░ a very important role ░░░░░░░░ and in the weakening ░░░░░░░░ Jordan s the economy ░░░░░░░░ king Abdullah speaking to ░░░░░░░░ as president is gonna ░░░░░░░░ to be keen to ░░░░░░░░ that that aden and ░░░░░░░░ getting and frozen in ░░░░░░░░ to keep Trump s ░░░░░░░░ today regarding that he ░░░░░░░░ not be using of ░░░░░░░░ leveraging foreign aid against ░░░░░░░░ or Egypt is the ░░░░░░░░ of these discussions I ░░░░░░░░ king Abdullah made it ░░░░░░░░ it clear that Jordan ░░░░░░░░ very dependent Jordan sybil ░░░░░░░░ is dependent on for ░░░░░░░░ on American aid and ░░░░░░░░ this freeze or this ░░░░░░░░ potential halt of American ░░░░░░░░ due to the hashemite ░░░░░░░░ will only result in ░░░░░░░░ destabilization of of of ░░░░░░░░ country are made sure ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ being with it has ░░░░░░░░ Are we lay the ░░░░░░░░ for