His views about Saudi Arabia, by contrast, are more amicable. He says
he’s spoken to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud within the past
six months, though he declines to elaborate on the nature and frequency
of their talks. Asked if he worries that increasing US oil and gas
production would upset the Saudis, who wish to maintain their primacy in energy, Trump replies that he doesn’t think so, pointing once more to a personal relationship. “He likes me, I like him,” he says of the crown prince. “They’re always going to need protection … they’re not naturally
protected.” He adds: “I’ll always protect them.”
Trump blames Biden and former President Barack Obama for eroding US
relations with Saudi Arabia, saying they pushed the country toward a key adversary. “They’re not with us anymore,” he says. “They’re with China.
But they don’t want to be with China. They want to be with us.”
He has reasons beyond American foreign policy for favoring closer ties
with the Saudis. Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake for him.
On July 1 the Trump Organization and DAR Global announced plans to build
a Trump Tower and luxury hotel in Jeddah. An investment fund founded by
his son-in-law Jared Kushner has also taken a $2 billion investment from
the Saudi government’s wealth fund.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-trump-interview/
Looks like Twump's the poodle. I bet when Twump is 47, he'll invite Sir Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, Ruffi Nadal, to the WH.
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