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Former Gulf associates abandon Donald Trump over anti-Muslim comments
Source: Associated Press
Former Gulf associates abandon Donald Trump over anti-Muslim comments
Associated Press in Dubai
Thursday 10 December 2015 21.09 GMT
Donald Trump’s call to keep Muslims from traveling to the United States is causing dismay among business leaders in the Middle East, a region where the billionaire presidential candidate has done business for years, viewed as well-suited for his brand of over-the-top luxury.
Emirati business magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor only months ago proclaimed his support for the Republican hopeful, but that has all changed in the wake of Trump’s increasingly incendiary comments about Islam.
“If he comes to my office, I will not let him in. I reject him,” al-Habtoor told the Associated Press. “Maybe we can meet somewhere where I can debate with him in a very civilized way, not in the way he approaches people.”
Meanwhile, a Middle East company, the Dubai-based Landmark Group, said it would pull all Trump home décor products at its 180 Lifestyle stores in the region as it “values and respects the sentiments of its customers”.
Trump has for years looked to do business in the Middle East, particularly in the Gulf and the emirate of Dubai. Trump has lent his name to two high-profile Dubai golf course projects and an ongoing real estate development, and sought for years to expand his hotel chain into the region.
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Associated Press in Dubai
Thursday 10 December 2015 21.09 GMT
Donald Trump’s call to keep Muslims from traveling to the United States is causing dismay among business leaders in the Middle East, a region where the billionaire presidential candidate has done business for years, viewed as well-suited for his brand of over-the-top luxury.
Emirati business magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor only months ago proclaimed his support for the Republican hopeful, but that has all changed in the wake of Trump’s increasingly incendiary comments about Islam.
“If he comes to my office, I will not let him in. I reject him,” al-Habtoor told the Associated Press. “Maybe we can meet somewhere where I can debate with him in a very civilized way, not in the way he approaches people.”
Meanwhile, a Middle East company, the Dubai-based Landmark Group, said it would pull all Trump home décor products at its 180 Lifestyle stores in the region as it “values and respects the sentiments of its customers”.
Trump has for years looked to do business in the Middle East, particularly in the Gulf and the emirate of Dubai. Trump has lent his name to two high-profile Dubai golf course projects and an ongoing real estate development, and sought for years to expand his hotel chain into the region.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/10/former-gulf-associates-abandon-donald-trump-over-anti-muslim-comments
