Trump Met With Dubai Partner In Davos

Mother Jones reports:

Donald Trump has pledged to keep his distance from his businesses and vowed that his company would not enter into any new foreign deals during his presidency. But during the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump hobnobbed with at least one of his foreign business partners, Dubai billionaire Hussain Sajwani, once again highlighting the blurry lines between his corporate empire and his presidency.

Before taking office last year, Trump and his lawyer held a press conference to explain the steps he was taking to insulate himself from conflicts. During the event, Trump brought up Sajwani, who heads the real estate company DAMAC, to illustrate why the American people need not worry that he would put his own interests ahead of the country’s.

Hussain Sajwani turned up again at Trump’s side in Davos over the weekend. Sajwani Instagrammed his encounter with Trump, saying he had run into “his dear friend” at a reception at the close of the multiday event. Neither the White House nor DAMAC Properties would say what the business partners discussed.

According to Sajwani’s Instagram account, he also hung out with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross at the event.