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“No one has reached the bottom of 9/11,” Trump said in a Saudi-sponsored golf tournament.
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The family of the victims on 9/11 asked Trump to cancel the event at his Bedminster Private Club.
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Trump also defended Saudi Arabia. “It’s great what they’re doing for golf,” he said.
Former President Donald Trump Golf tournaments supported by Saudi Arabia Hosted at his club in Bedminster, NJ.
“Unfortunately no one has reached the bottom of 9/11. For the maniac who did that horrifying thing, that should be done,” Trump said of LIV Golf Pro-Am at Bedminster’s Trump National Golf Club. I told ESPN in the meantime. LIV is a new golf tour funded by Saudi Arabia Sovereign Wealth Fund — Directed by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman.
Trump also continued to defend Saudi Arabia. “I’ve known these people in Saudi Arabia for a long time, and they have been my friends for a long time,” Trump said. “What they are doing for golf is amazing.”
The families of the victims on 9/11 opposed the tournament and called on Trump to cancel the event in light of their ties to Saudi Arabia. Of the 19 hijackers involved in the 2001 terrorist attack, 15 were Saudis. The Saudi government has long claimed that it was not involved in the attack, but suggests that it is not the case, especially for the victims’ families.
A 9/11 justice group, made up of families of 9/11 victims, digs into Trump to host a tournament.
“Evidence, Mr. Trump is clearer than ever. Saudi Arabia is heavily responsible for the death of our loved one and this horrific attack on the United States, and you know it,” the group wrote. letter To playing cards.
“I can’t figure out how to agree to receive money from the Saudi Arabian Golf League to host a tournament on a golf course and to do so behind Ground Zero in New Jersey. Attack.” rice field. “We don’t understand that the former president of the United States puts our loved ones aside for personal financial gain.”
It’s unclear if Trump had hinted at Saudi involvement in 9/11 through his comments to ESPN on Thursday. The 9/11 terrorist attacks were coordinated by al-Qaeda, a terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden. In 2011, Navy SEALs killed bin Laden during a raid in Pakistan.
In the 2016 presidential election, Trump accused Saudi Arabia of a 9/11 attack. “Who blew up the World Trade Center? It wasn’t Iraqi. It was Saudi Arabia. Look at Saudi Arabia.” Trump said During an interview with Fox News at the time. “Most people came from Saudi Arabia, not from Iraq,” he added.
However, during his presidency, Trump took a controversial approach when he built close ties with the Saudi government and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle asked the United States to reassess its relationship with Riyadh.
Playing cards Shielded Prince Mohammed From the backlash against the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Kashogi, including blocking or detouring Congress when trying to move the United States away from the kingdom on issues like the Yemeni War.
Sovereign wealth fund directed by Prince Mohammed after Trump leaves the White House Invest $ 2 billion A company managed by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of the former president. Kushner, a senior adviser to Trump at the White House, has a close relationship with Prince Mohammed, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia.
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