Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) acknowledged the recent investment from Saudi Arabia as another example of a foreign nation clamoring to be a part of the “U.S. economy that President Trump is leading.”

So far the Saudi government has agreed to pump $600 billion into the U.S. economy over the next four years. Trump was in the Middle Eastern country Tuesday along with several tech CEO’s to encourage further investment.

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“Whether you are talking Saudi Arabia or Qatar or China or the U.K., the point is this … these are countries that need our economy more than we need theirs. They are coming to the table,” Blackburn said on Fox News’s Faulkner Focus on Tuesday. “[The president] fully recognizes government doesn’t create jobs. Private sector does that. At this point in time, Harris, what we’re seeing is that countries around the globe want to be a part of this U.S. economy that President Trump is leading. This is a very good thing for us.”

Blackburn predicted higher wages, more domestic manufacturing, and “more products” for export as a result of foreign investments into the United States.

The U.S. is fresh from negotiating a trade deal with the United Kingdom since announcing tariffs against 86 countries.

Its most recent trade deal with China included negotiations on “tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers, currency manipulation and subsidies of labor and capital” according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. China was initially the outlier among foreign countries facing tariffs with its 145% tariff, which has since been talked down to 30%. Other countries facing tariffs have yet to strike an agreement with the U.S.