the The New York Times a statement Donald Trump recently spoke on the phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This was the first publicly disclosed conversation since the former president left the White House in January 2021. The newspaper does not know what topics were discussed during this conversation or whether it was preceded by other phone calls. But the exchange took place in a sensitive context, to say the least, he explained times In this section:
” [L]News of their discussion comes at a time when the Biden administration is engaged in sensitive negotiations with the Saudis aimed at establishing lasting peace in the Middle East, and building on the diplomatic relations between Israel and a number of Arab countries that were established thanks to the actions of the Security Council. Trump administration.”
He added: “If President Biden can secure a massive trilateral deal – which would likely include an Israeli-Saudi peace agreement, an Israeli commitment to a two-state solution, a US-Saudi defense treaty, and US-Saudi agreements on a civilian nuclear program.” program in Saudi Arabia – will have to obtain the support of two-thirds of the Senate to ratify the US-Saudi treaty. Mr. Trump, as the presumptive Republican nominee to lead his party, could block or approve any deal for Republicans in Congress. »
the times He also mentions in his article Trump's financial interests with Saudi Arabia, as well as the interests of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Clearly, we can ask whether his financial or political interests have taken precedence over the interests of the state of which he once again promised to be president.
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