Hillary Clinton and Tucker Carlson Speak at Saudi Real Estate Forum in Riyadh

Hillary Clinton and Tucker Carlson spoke separately at a real estate conference held in a hotel ballroom in Riyadh on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, according to The New York Times. Neither focused heavily on real estate. Mrs. Clinton said, "It is exhilarating to see the development," and Mr.

Carlson called Saudi Arabia "kind of a weirdly free place," adding, "It's like: Yeah, of course, everyone is in Saudi." The appearances came as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed sweeping social changes: music and gender mixing that were effectively banned a decade ago are now publicly visible, women who were barred from driving until 2018 are increasingly living independently, and young Saudis attend government-sanctioned raves — even as critics of the changes have been imprisoned, the article reports.

The conference followed a recent move to further open the kingdom's insular real estate market to foreign buyers. Hala al-Tuwaijri, head of the government-run Human Rights Commission, said, "The message my country is sending out is that we want you to feel Saudi Arabia is home." The Times noted that international celebrities and investors, including Will Smith, Alicia Keys, Johnny Depp and members of the Trump family, have been drawn to the kingdom.

Mrs. Clinton met with the crown prince and with Prince Turki al-Faisal, whom she called a "very valued friend," and said she could not wait to tell her husband about the meeting. Mr.

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