At yesterday’s Oval Office meeting of murderous dictators, ABC News journalist Mary Bruce asked, Is it appropriate, Mr. President, for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you’re president? Is that a conflict of interest?”
The American despot did not answer the question of conflict and appropriateness. He just lied:
I have nothing to do with the family business. I have left and when I’ve devoted 100 percent of my energy what my family does is fine. They do business all over, they’ve done very little with Saudi Arabia actually. I’m sure they could do a lot and anything they’ve done has been very good. That’s what we’ve done [Donald Trump, Roll Call Transcript, 2025.11.18].
The Trump family has done and is doing a lot of business with Saudi Arabia:
Following the end of Trump’s first term, the president’s family has secured at least nine deals with Saudi investors, according to a Forbes report, engaging in multimillion-dollar ventures involving Trump’s golf properties and licensing business. Last year, the president and his extended family generated an estimated $50 million from deals linked to Saudi Arabia. Jeddah, a coastal city in Saudi Arabia, will be home to Trump Tower Jeddah and Trump Plaza Jeddah, the latter of which includes offices, apartments and a green space. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, secured capital commitments of $2 billion from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund from 2021 to 2024, according to the Forbes report, which noted a 1.25% management fee is attached to the funds, “suggesting the Saudis will pay Kushner’s firm at least $125 million over five years” [Antonio Pequeño IV, “Trump Downplays Business Ties to Saudi Arabia—What to Know About His Family’s Dealings,” Forbes, 2025.11.18].
Once again, if Trump says it, you know it’s bullshit.
Complete conflict of interest.
They are in deep with the Saudis. because you know, America First…