Bader al-Saif
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“condescending language does not bode well for partners long invested in the relationship with the US”
Bader al-Saif · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Al-Saif said Trump's condescending language harms the long-term US-Gulf partnership.
“I think what [Trump] stated on an American news channel was for domestic consumption, and I think that’s how most of the Gulf states will take it,”
Bader al-Saif · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Al-Saif said Trump's comments on an American news channel were aimed at domestic consumption.
“There have been a lot of [Gulf] pledges for investment in the US.”
Bader al-Saif · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Al-Saif noted there have been many Gulf pledges for investment in the US.
“with a grain of salt,”
Bader al-Saif · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Al-Saif said Gulf states are likely to take Trump's reimbursement comments dismissively.
“There’s many agreements for him to go back to and to claim,”
Bader al-Saif · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Al-Saif said Trump could point to existing trade agreements to claim reimbursement from the Gulf.