WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump told an audience that included Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Nov. 19 that the United States is working to negotiate a deal to end internal conflicts in the African nation of Sudan.
“I didn’t think that that was one that was going to be so easy to do,” Trump said. “I thought it was something that was crazy and out of control, but I just see how important that is to you and to a lot of your friends in the room.”
He made the remarks during a speech to the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, with hundreds in the crowd applauding in approval....