About that $600B investment deal with the guy who had Khashoggi murdered.

[Robert W]

During a news broadcast I was watching last night I saw a video of trump who was caught on tape being jealous of Kim Jong Un because people snap to attention when he speaks. He said "I want my people to do the same."



trump wants the American people to react to him as though he is a dictator.

That is not what Trump said. He of course bragged again. I personally am very annoyed when he hands to reporters shit they always use.
Do you truly think Bicen did not want citizens to pay attention to him? Was Obama not wanting adoration? Trump also did not say he is jealous.

 

[martybegan]

We remember him don't we?

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Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report​

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/jamal-khashoggi-killing-cia-report.html

The guy trump has a man crush on.

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‘I like you too much’: Trump and Saudi crown prince bask in their friendship​

The crowd applauded as Trump said, “He’s your greatest representative, greatest representative. And if I didn’t like him, I’d get out of here so fast. You know that, don’t you? He knows me well. I do — I like him a lot. I like him too much.”

Bin Salman sat beaming at the president, often placing his hand on his heart in a gesture of appreciation.

“That’s why we give so much, you know? Too much,” Trump said, smiling. “I like you too much.”
Another reason he likes MBS so much may be due to the $2B he gave to Prince Jared to invest. The guy trump said he was dropping sanctions on Syria for as a favor.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/trump-and-saudi-crown-prince-bask-in-friendship-during-riyadh-visit.html

Trump Cites $600 Billion in Saudi Deals, but Real Figure Appears Lower
The White House on Tuesday said that President Trump, while in Saudi Arabia, had secured $600 billion in deals with the Saudi government and firms. But the details the White House provided were vague and totaled less than half that number.

And a closer look at the projects the administration provided shows several were already in the works before Mr. Trump took office.

The announcement was made just before Mr. Trump spoke to a gathering of business leaders at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Riyadh, where he said the only country hotter than the United States was Saudi Arabia.

“We are rocking,” he said. “The United States is the hottest country, with the exception of your country.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/world/middleeast/trump-saudi-economic-forum.html

The unfortunate thing about trump's dealing with ME leaders isn't just their dubious accuracy, or trump's gaslighting (“We are rocking,” he said. “The United States is the hottest country.......despite recording negative GDP growth in Q1), or cozying up to the murderer of a US citizen.

The unfortunate thing, given the recent business deals with ME countries benefitting trump financially, and of course that opulent plane, is the appearance he went to the ME more for himself than the country he represents. That he views the presidency as an opportunity to enhance his personal wealth, his lifelong ambition. That his interests are more his own than ours.

It's called RealPolitik.

You want us to shun the Saudis and just hand over the Middle East to Iran?

 

[BrokeLoser]

The unwanted insertion of his finger in Carroll's vagina is rape by federal statute. Sexual abuse by NY statute.

Hmmm…didn’t the wackadoodle koook wait 24 years to allege the finger raping?
Didn’t she say she was wearing a coat that wasn’t made yet when the alleged incident happened?
Didn’t she wait until Loon Yorkers were TDS’ing so hard that they would have convicted Trump for curing cancer?
Like E Jean Carrol you wackos have zero credibility…nobody sane pays attention to ANY of your bullshit anymore.

 

[berg80]

The biggest deal announced was what the administration called “the largest defense sales agreement in history.” The nearly $142 billion agreement will provide the kingdom with state-of-the-art warfighting equipment and services from over a dozen American defense industry companies.

Making me wonder what the defense companies did for trump? Big inaugural contributions? The purchase of trump's stablecoins? We'd never know since such purchases are not transparent. Which is why he set up his crypto biz in the first place.

Every deal that is made has to be seen through the lens of how does it benefit trump? A cynical view brought on by Don's constant grifting.

 

[g5000]

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‘I like you too much’​

Yes he does.

MBS did everything but give Trump a golden bone saw.

 

[Ringo]

“I'm sorry I put a $10 million bounty on your head, it was in the heat of the moment."
“-Don't sweat it, bro. I changed my name and clothes.”

Trump on Syria's new leader, who came to power as a result of a “great powers” deal and has wreaked a bloodbath in the country:
“Great guy, with a strong background, and good-looking.”

Al Qaeda and ISIS are back in favor with the bargainers

 

[berg80]

Do you truly think Bicen did not want citizens to pay attention to him?

All prez's are paid attention to by virtue of the office they hold. trump spoke longingly of having US citizens snap to attention when he speaks. If you can't see the difference you are blinded by unconditional adoration.

 

[Robert W]

All prez's are paid attention to by virtue of the office they hold. trump spoke longingly of having US citizens snap to attention when he speaks. If you can't see the difference you are blinded by unconditional adoration.

That is not my view. So you object to Trump getting attention yet were fine when Obama and Biden also got attention? Do you see that difference?

We even had teachers training children to treat Obama like he was a GOD.

 

[Rawley]

This is more of a fine line than Trump appreciates. The greatest asset America has is it's reputation as a support of civil liberties and freedom.

You can't just disregard nefarious actions even as you have to negotiate strong economic deals. Yes, all nations engage in criminal activity, I am a victim of such vile abuses. However, there are degrees.

He should at least discuss privately the means in which the Saudis could rehabilitate their reputation. You don't want to be too closely aligned with a nation viewed as a human right violator, it could cost your nation trillions over a few years time and you wouldn't even be aware of it.

And in the UK, you can be thrown in prison s=for saying towel-heads need to be thrown out of the country.

 

[Robert W]

Hmmm…didn’t the wackadoodle koook wait 24 years to allege the finger raping?
Didn’t she say she was wearing a coat that wasn’t made yet when the alleged incident happened?
Didn’t she wait until Loon Yorkers were TDS’ing so hard that they would have convicted Trump for curing cancer?
Like E Jean Carrol you wackos have zero credibility…nobody sane pays attention to ANY of your bullshit anymore.

The Jury declared Carrol was not raped. In fact the Jury stated that in writing.

Here is her claims accepted.

 

[Ringo]

 

[kyzr]

It's called RealPolitik.
You want us to shun the Saudis and just hand over the Middle East to Iran?

To Iran, Russia, and China, a national security disaster.
Then again democrats are all about national security disasters, like open borders.

 

[g5000]

All this American taxpayer cash going to regimes which fund terrorism.

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[kyzr]

All this American taxpayer cash going to regimes which fund terrorism.
What could possibly go wrong?

What regimes? Trump moved USAID to State under Rubio.

 

[martybegan]

All this American taxpayer cash going to regimes which fund terrorism.

What could possibly go wrong?

Are you saying the Saudi government funded Bin laden?

 

[g5000]

Are you saying the Saudi government funded Bin laden?

 

[martybegan]

Figures you can't respond when called out for bullshit.

 

[g5000]

Figures you can't respond when called out for bullshit.

You don't consider hacking a critic reporter to pieces terrorism? You don't consider a repressive regime a problem?

Figures.

 

[martybegan]

You don't consider hacking a critic reporter to pieces terrorism? You don't consider a repressive regime a problem?

Figures.

So nuke Saudi Arabia?

Meanwhile you idiots give Iran, a bigger threat, all the passes they can get.

 

[Scoutster]

I'd throw rotten tomatoes.

No you wouldn’t, you’re a fucking keyboard coward.