Alwaleed bin Talal exchanges angry views with US presidential hopeful after call to ban Muslims from entering US
A prominent Saudi billionaire who hoovered up Donald Trumps assets when the presidential hopeful ran into cashflow problems in the 1990s has labelled the controversial candidate a disgrace to his country.
Alwaleed bin Talal owns a yachtonce called the Trump Princess, which he bought in the early 90s after it was ceded to creditors and renamed the Kingdom 5KR. A few years later he tooka stake in the Plaza hotel, once one of Trumps favourite hotels.
In an apparent response to Trumps widely condemned plan tobar Muslims from entering the United States slammed by critics ranging from hisown party leadershipto boxing legendMuhammad Ali Alwaleed called on Trump to drop out of the running to become Republican candidate for president.