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The true magnitude of Saudi investment in the U.S.

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder has thrust U.S.-Saudi relations into the spotlight. President Trump asserts that Saudi business is too significant for the U.S. to jeopardize. But is it? And how did the economies of the two countries become so intertwined? Nick Schifrin speaks with Rachel Bronson, author of “Thicker Than Oil,” and the Center for International Policy’s William Hartung for more.

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