Posted on 10/22/2019 4:02:47 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Key members of Donald Trump's inner circle will attend the Saudi economic forum known as "Davos in the Desert" one year after shunning it in the aftermath of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will fly to Riyadh for the Future Investment Initiative (FII,) Quartz reported Monday.
In October 2018, Mnuchin abandoned plans to attend the conference after talks with Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
He never specified why he didn't attend, but the conference took place just weeks after Khashoggi's killing.
The conference in Riyadh, which takes place from October 29 to October 31, 2019, will see financiers, governments, and industry leaders meet to discuss global trade.
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FULL TITLE: 2 of Trump's closest allies will attend Saudi Arabia's 'Davos in the Desert' after boycotting it last year over Jamal Khashoggi's murder
The prince is trying desperately to change things and bring his people into the real world. He has banished the extreme imams, started giving women rights, and give his people a reason to shun extremists.
That needs to be encouraged
Good points. The country has changed a lot since my last visit in the late 90s. A counter to Iran/Russia
started giving women rights....
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That’s mighty white of him, Jim.
Actually, it was pretty dangerous for him to do.
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