Zeeshan Aleem: New details on Donald Trump and Jared Kushner's Saudi ties are a blow to the U.S.’ global reputation.
began holding tournaments on his golf courses. The Post report notes that Saudi Arabia invested in Trump at a time when he was in financial need, in part because of the pandemic’s effect on his businesses and in part because his brand had become divisive.
. That raises yet another set of questions about the propriety of his entering into a partnership with another government.Barring decisive reporting about some kind of explicit deal, we are left speculating as to whether any of these investments were discussed while the Trump White House went to extraordinary lengths to foster a closer relationship between Washington and Riyadh, or whether it’s a sign that MBS wants to invest in the future of U.S.-Saudi relations. Neither scenario is good.
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