Trump ‘a disgrace’, says Saudi billionaire

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Trump ‘a disgrace’, says Saudi billionaire

AFP Published December 13, 2015

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RIYADH: Donald Trump is a disgrace and should pull out of the United States presidential race, Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted late on Friday.

“@realDonaldTrump You are a disgrace not only to the GOP but to all America,” Alwaleed said on his official Twitter account, @Alwaleed_Talal.

“Withdraw from the US presidential race as you will never win.” Alwaleed is an unusually outspoken member of the Saudi royal family, who chairs Kingdom Holding.

The diversified firm’s interests include US-banking giant Citigroup.

A statement early on Saturday from Alwaleed’s office said his tweet was in response to Trump’s “anti-Islam statement”.

Alwaleed is a devout but moderate Muslim.

Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, has been lambasted both in the US and abroad for his proposal made on Monday to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the US.

Published in Dawn, December 13th, 2015

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khanm

Dec 13, 2015 01:07pm

The forerunner of inciting hate once said...One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government. Donald Trump.... Indeed he proved his point only bad people like him is trying to go into government..To have once been a criminal of hate against Mexican, blacks , against women is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace...Prince Talal indeed a good statement this maniac has to be stopped...

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Kamal Pasha

Dec 13, 2015 02:14pm

Trump has money but no brains?

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SYED ADNAN SHAFQAT

Dec 13, 2015 03:58pm

Dear Mr. Donald Trump, its just a starting, you made your favorite playland angry (where you get most of your weapons sales + get the infrastruture contracts), just imagine if they pull out all the deposits from the western banks, the thought is coming !

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SYED ADNAN SHAFQAT

Dec 13, 2015 04:00pm

@Kamal Pasha very well said dear Kamal !!!

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Dec 13, 2015 06:40pm

Why does he think that trump 'had' some grace????

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Abdulla Hussain

Dec 13, 2015 10:02pm

It is better to beg for vote than incite voters to commit hate crime. America cannot afford this narrow minded person on the presidential chair, he will help start WW-3

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Abdul Rehman, U.S.A.

Dec 13, 2015 11:08pm

Mr. Trump, How low could you go. To win an American Presidential election, you are igniting the anti-immigrants and anti-muslims views, which is on rise after your extremist comments. You are not only the same, but worst than Hilter, who created the same situation in Germany.

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Syed Kashif

Dec 14, 2015 09:21am

The challenge for the civil society is not Donald Trump.... It is the 35% of Americans who support his point of view. The Extremist Thought Is The Challenge. we need to address be it by US Citizens or from any Human from any race or religion.

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