--- title: Donald Trump Meets King Abdullah of Jordan: Watch Live description: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are set to meet Wednesday at the White House with King Abdullah II and Queen Rania canonical: https://time.com/4726510/donald-trump-king-abdullah-watch-live/ author: Zamira Rahim article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-05T15:11:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:13:29.157Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: President Trump Appears With Jordanian King Abdullah II og:description: The two are expected to discuss ISIS and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict og:url: https://time.com/4726510/donald-trump-king-abdullah-watch-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee63d51b407e3903/6988c0de86f68e5e486e414d/trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5472 og:image:height: 3078 og:image:alt: Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: President Trump Appears With Jordanian King Abdullah II twitter:description: The two are expected to discuss ISIS and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee63d51b407e3903/6988c0de86f68e5e486e414d/trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: President Trump Appears With Jordanian King Abdullah II > Sponsored content. 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Evan Vucci—AP by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Apr 5, 2017 3:11 PM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4710614/donald-trump-fbi-surveillance-house-intelligence-committee/) and [First Lady Melania Trump](http://time.com/melania-trump-inauguration-model-first-lady/) are set to meet Wednesday at the White House with [King Abdullah II ](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2045328%5F2045333%5F2045565,00.html)and [Queen Rania](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1619564,00.html) of [Jordan](http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1619826,00.html). The President and King Abdullah are scheduled to hold a joint news conference. Vice President Mike Pence will also attend. That will be followed by meetings and a working lunch, during which discussions are expected on ISIS, the war in Syria, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Trump has previously tweeted about his “great respect” for King Abdullah > [](https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/674382044097449985) The news conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. E.T. 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