Trump vows to help end Sudan war following Saudi crown prince's appeal: 'Going to start working'

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday, November 19, that he would work to end the war in Sudan at the request of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

He described the conflict as a crisis he had not planned to engage with until the Saudi leader had personally urged him to do so.

“His majesty would like me to do something very powerful having to do with Sudan. It was not on my charts to be involved in that. I thought it was just something that was crazy and out of control,” Trump said during a US-Saudi investment conference in Washington, DC.

“But I just see how important that is to you and to a lot of your friends in the room. We’re going to start working on Sudan,” he added.

Trump claims Mohammed bin Salman urged him to act

Trump suggested that he had not heard much about the conflict until meeting the crown prince on Tuesday.

“He explained the whole culture and the whole history, and it was very interesting to hear, really amazing actually, to hear, and, you know, we’ve already started working on that,” Trump said.

Sudan has reportedly been engulfed in a brutal civil war for more than two and a half years. The United Nations and the United States claim that both warring sides have committed war crimes, and each faction has faced Western sanctions.

Saudi Arabia, which sits across the Red Sea, allegedly views resolving the conflict as a matter tied directly to its national security.

Trump expands on Sudan urgency in lengthy Truth Social post

After the event, Trump expanded on his remarks in an extensive Truth Social post.

“Tremendous atrocities are taking place in Sudan. It has become the most violent place on Earth and, likewise, the single biggest Humanitarian Crisis. Food, doctors, and everything else are desperately needed,” the president wrote.

The president also said that Arab leaders from all over the world and in particular “the highly respected Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia” had asked him to use "the power and influence of the presidency to bring an immediate halt to what is taking place in Sudan."

“It is considered a Great Civilization and Culture, unfortunately gone bad, but one that can be fixed with the cooperation and coordination of Countries, including those in the Region of tremendous Wealth, who want this to happen,” he added.

He also claimed that the US would carry forward the work along with allies in the Middle East. “We will work with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and other Middle Eastern partners to get these atrocities to end, while at the same time stabilizing Sudan,” he concluded. 

Earlier this month, a state department spokesperson said that the administration was reportedly engaging directly with both the RSF and the Sudanese army, urging them to “move forward in response to the US-led effort to conclude a humanitarian truce,” given the urgency of curbing violence.