Posted on 01/26/2016 1:14:37 PM PST by Red Steel
Republican front-runner Donald Trump has broken just about every rule of conventional US presidential campaigning. Short on a long-term political vision to help shape the destiny of the nation, he has gleefully insulted Muslims, Mexicans, women and virtually all of his opponents.
A Trump-in-the-White-House scenario poses high stakes for the Gulf region. Gulf Arabs could pull billion in investment money from the US if Trump, who triggered a global outrage when he advocated a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the US, wins the presidency later this year, prominent UAE businessman Khalaf al-Habtoor said. Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who has a substantial portfolio of US holdings including Citigroup, Twitter and News Corp, has called Trump a "disgrace" in a Twitter spat.
If other Gulf investors take a similar view, billions of dollars of Gulf money slated for investment in the US could be at risk. The UAE was America's largest trading partner in the Middle East in 2014, with $25bn in bilateral trade. Qatar's sovereign wealth fund plans to invest $35bn in the US over the next five years.
Hitting to local galleries, Trump has railed at the loss of US jobs to overseas competitors and said as president he would "get Apple to start building their damn computers and things" in the US, instead of China. A possible hostile takeover of the White House by protectionist Trump is sending shockwaves through the financial world.
Trump is already proving a divisive character in the US political theatre. Prominent actors, writers and thinkers have joined a "Stop Hate Dump Trump" campaign to denounce the populist. Calling him “astoundingly ignorant,†conservatives have also asked the Republicans not to support his candidacy.
On the face of it, the US constitution lays out just three requirements to be eligible to become president: You must be at least 35 years old; have lived in the US for at least 14 years and be a natural-born citizen. But it’s much more complex than it seems to be.
Americans have the longest (2-year), most expensive (the 2012 race had a price tag of more than $2.6bn) and arguably the most complex system (in 2000, Vice President Al Gore gained a half million more popular votes than Texas Governor George W Bush, but Gore lost to Bush at the Electoral College) of choosing a head of state in the world.
In a wider sense, the rise of Trump also turns the spotlight on the defining impact of money on US politics and public policy.
Trump might go on to win the nomination and even make it to the White House.
To be sure, it's entirely up to the American electorate to decide who the US president be. But here's the billion dollar question: Can a ruthless corporate honcho, who would balk at nothing to sell his short-term, profit-driven corporate goals, be trusted with arguably the most powerful job in the world? Stake are high not just for a sharply divided nation, but for the whole world.
More “advice” from Qatar.
What would happen if Arab countries boycotted America? just wondering how much they actually contribute to our economy. BWAHAHAHA.
PLUS, he didn’t go and trash-talk America to them!
muzzies have ownership in twitter? did not know that. Hey muzzies how about you take some of those nice lovely invaders/newdemvoters into your countries hummmmmm?
So, the Muslims are bashing Donald Trump.
I’m stunned. I’m changing to a nicer candidate if the muslims aren’t happy.
I really don’t want to disappoint the muslims.
If "ifs and buts" were peanuts and nuts what a party we could have!
How many Muslim refugees have the Gulf Arabs taken in? Why are they not taking them all, so the Muslims can return to their home country when peace is achieved?
The headline says it all...
“The world should be concerned about Trump for president.”
You bet.
It won’t be that “suck-em-up to the Arabs pansy tush” for a president any more
What 'rule'?
Who wrote these 'rules'?
“I didn’t know FR was turning into a place where __________ is ALLOWED to take place.
I might have to re-think my donation.”
Kind of reads like a threat to me; too!
Trump has hotel properties in qatar & other muslim countries. Has he divested yet? The politicians in those muslim countries know trump well due to his businesses there.
Again I wonder when will Trump divest from muslim countries.
Muslims boycotting the USA and refusing to come here if we vote for Trump?
ARE THEY CAMPAIGNING FOR HIM???????
“Kind of reads like a threat to me.”
And what investments might Trump be able to bring to this country?
Bomb the hell out of them. Take their oil.
Like.
So let’s just whore ourselves out for a buck and vote for Jebbie! /s
“he has gleefully insulted Muslims, Mexicans, women and virtually all of his opponents.”
The arab guy,,, upset about treatment of woman. Got it.
This from a majority moose limb country.
If Qatar is against it, should we be for it?
“be trusted with arguably the most powerful job in the world? Stake are high not just for a sharply divided nation, but for the whole world.”
FTW buddy. This is an American election, how it effects you is my very last concern. Adjust yourself to us, we don’t adjust to you. And funny to hear an Arab speaking of how national behavior should be viewed in how it effects the whole world. You mean like OPEC? Like exporting Wahabbism?
Like that?
Good! Our "representatives" are too fat and lazy because of your overfeeding!
They are gonna get back to work for US! Not you!
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