'And that's my main objective: To meet Trump and talk about world peace.' Ronaldo told Morgan: 'If you can make it happen, he's someone I'd really like to sit down with.' Ronaldo, who has been active in soccer for more than two decades, has ties to the Saudi crown via his status as a player on the Al-Nassr club team in the Saudi Pro League. The soccer veteran, who has also played abroad in England, Spain and Italy, is the league's highest-paid player. Rodríguez and the soccer player initially crossed paths in 2017 while she was working at a Gucci store in Madrid, and was asked to stay late and help a special client who turned out to be the soccer player. Rodríguez told Vogue Arabia in May about meeting her future fiancé: 'I felt something inside that can't be explained, as if we had known each other all our lives. I remember that when we held hands for the first time, I felt inexplicable peace and energy. 'When people are in love like we are, they know what that strong connection is. That spark we had since we met has also grown and matured over time.' The newly-engaged couple were among VIPs in attendance for Tuesday's soirée, posing in a group shot with tech moguls such as Elon Musk and Greg Brockman Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman was flanked by President Donald Trump as he spoke at the White House on Tuesday First Lady Melania Trump donned an Elie Saab emerald jersey strapless gown valued at $3,350 to the event, at which she was seen flanking her spouse The black-tie event marked the first time in seven years that Prince Mohammed has been to the United States following the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi Ronaldo was seated as the First Lady could be seen in the background at the luxe event Ronaldo told the outlet he saw Rodríguez as a 'very interesting girl' who was 'so much more mature for her age'.