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Donald Trump Blames Saudis for 9/ 11 But Does Business with Them

Donald Trump Blames Saudis for 9/ 11 But Does Business with Them
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Donald Trump blamed Saudi Arabia for the 9/11 terrorist attacks - but is still doing business there, it has emerged.

Donald Trump Blames Saudis for 9/ 11 But Does Business with Them

Trump, the likely Republican candidate in November's US presidential election, filed financial records to the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, as is required of all presidential candidates.

The Commission has released the records, which reveal details of the billionaire's income, debt and at least $1.4 billion in assets since 2015.

According to Associated Press, the financial disclosure appears to include information on a new business enterprise set up to operate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Trump has not always expressed a positive view of the Saudi Kingdom.

"Who blew up the World Trade Center? It wasn't the Iraqis, it was Saudi - take a look at Saudi Arabia, open the documents," he told Fox News in February.

And in March, the real estate magnate said he would consider stopping US oil purchases from Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies unless the Saudi government provided ground troops to fight Daesh [Arabic Acronym for the terrorist "ISIS"/ "ISIL" group].

The 104-page document lists 527 current job titles for the businessman-turned-politician, who is listed as the head of an array of companies.

Four companies were incorporated by Trump which could be related to a possible hotel project in Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia, according to Buzzfeed News.

In the disclosure, he is listed as president and owner of companies called THC Jeddah Hotel Advisor and DT Jeddah Technical Services Advisor. These are thought to be related to a possible hotel development.

Since he announced that he would be standing for president in June 2015, Trump has created at least 46 new companies under his control.

 

However, these are often formed to hold other companies, meaning that someone else runs the business in practical terms.

The Trump campaign claims that the tycoon's net worth is more than $10 billion, but this is difficult to verify from the document, which does not provide specific details of assets over $50 million.

The document includes details of assets including at least $687 million in real estate and development, from properties like Trump Tower in New York and 40 Wall Street, and at least $550 million in golf courses and resorts, according to the New York Times.

The report shows Trump has also invested in companies he has previously criticized, such as Apple, Amazon and the parent company of Oreo.

In December, Trump called on Saudi Arabia to take in more Syrian refugees, following his own demands that all Muslims should be barred from entering the USA.

He wrote on Twitter: "Has [...] Saudi Arabia, taken any of the Syrian refugees? If not, why not?"

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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