The visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received wide attention in the US media, political and cultural circles. A Washington-based advisory firm indicated there was a great interest in Prince Mohammed and his social and political reform program. A study by FTI Consulting on perceptions of the US voter and his vision of Saudi Arabia drew a complex picture of the US public opinion in Saudi Arabia. The survey showed that about 56 percent of US citizens have read or heard about Saudi Arabia recently in the media. Managing Director at FTI Consulting Hani Okaily stated: "It may be surprising that the US public opinion has not changed much over the years, but the shift between the different segments of the public picture should be analyzed and will have a strong impact on the long run." He indicated that about 6 in 10 US citizens want to keep the relationship with Saudi Arabia at its current level or consolidate it. The majority of this includes unmarried women and the new generation, which is the Millennial and non-white US citizens. Over the past 17 years and since September 11, the coverage of the US media has been almost entirely negative. The FTI study revealed that one out of every 10 news articles on Saudi Arabia was positive. "Our study showed that these few positive news about Saudi Arabia do not affect US public opinion," he explained. Okaily attributed this to the fact that there is a fundamental state of unconscious reaction that overcome the media news received by citizens, explaining that the personal opinion of the individual and his convictions that accumulated over the years do not change by watching or reading one story about Saudi Arabia. The successive US administrations do not lead the people as absolute leadership, as much as it is driven by the desire of the majority of the people, indicated the managing director. "The electoral trend often swings from liberals to conservatives and vice versa, but the dynamic enthusiasm of the coming generation of voters can lead to unprecedented changes that end such a political custom," said one US citizens. During former President Obamas administration, US-Saudi relations underwent a period of stagnation, which Senior Vice President at Center for Strategic and International Studies Jon Alterman described as weak because "he [Obama] because he did not appreciate their efforts and role." However, Trump is now excited to develop a personal relation, Alterman told Asharq Al-Awsat, adding that there was a US warning against Saudi Arabia, but "we are now seeing an US enthusiasm for a young leader," meaning Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Nearly half of US citizens see the Saudi-US relationship as positive, according to the study, similar to the results of other studies over many years. As for Yemen, one-third of US citizens support the war in Yemen, and according to Okaily, "this third is the third that supports Trump, who is one in three US citizens and they are the electoral base of the president." As for the unmarried women category, half of them believe that Saudi Arabia is an ally of the United States in the Yemen war. "Everyone needs to get their expectations back. The worlds demographics are changing, and this new generation of promising leaders has become very influential," Okaily concluded, adding that US citizens seek to overcome inherited views to objectively consider Saudi society, just like Saudis must objectively form the true image on the real US society.