Donald Trump Jr. ‘s assignment to the Middle East has generated complaints on social media, with users expressing disapproval and speculating about the investment of Trump’s assignment in Oman.
The former president’s son posted on his TikTok account that he had taken a “day trip” to the region to see his family’s business plans in the Gulf countries, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. He and Eric Trump are executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization.
The construction of a Trump International hotel in Oman’s capital, Muscat, is expected to be completed by December 2028. It is a multimillion-dollar undertaking that is the result of a partnership between Trump, the government of Oman and Dar Al Arkan, a Saudi. real estate company. Formation
Trump Jr. posted 3 TikToks of his trip, which included videos on a personal jet, flying first class around the world and to the “Trump Oman” progress site. Users of X, formerly Twitter, posted the videos with scathing comments about the project’s potential ethical issue.
Newsweek reached out to the Trump Organization for comment via email on Thursday.
Boston Brian, a contributor to left-wing media outlet MediasTouch with more than 15,000 followers, reposted Trump Jr. ‘s TikTok about Oman’s progression into X, formerly Twitter, with the caption: “Trump Oman’ Yes, I don’t see Here’s a clash of interests. . . a notorious con artist, convicted felon, convicted rapist, and Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States, who built and financed hotels through foreign governments in the Middle East.
Late last month, a New York City jury convicted Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election, on 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a secret cash payment Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen had made to a former adult. Film actress Stormy Daniels, before the 2016 election, allegedly to keep quiet about an affair she claimed to have had. The case was filed through Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Donald Trump claims his innocence and says this case is politically motivated. He is the first former president convicted of crimes and has already announced his intention to appeal the verdict.
Another user, @CommonSense4444, who is critical of Trump and Make American Great Again (MAGA), wrote, “Maybe it’s just me, but if Trump is re-elected, Trump Oman represents a massive clash of interests, or even a threat to national politics. “security. “
Claire S. , whose social media bio says “vote blue,” said, “I know how many highly classified government secrets Trump photographed to get this deal. “
User @IvanaStairCam, who has more than 80,000 followers, responded to Trump Jr. ‘s video on the Oman progress site by saying, “Is Donald Trump Jr. revealing what Trump’s family gets in exchange for stolen classified documents?
Trump’s family has already come under close scrutiny in its foreign relations. In 2021, Ivanka Trump’s husband Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners won a $2 billion investment from a fund headed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, six months after Kushner left the White government. Home.
In January 2024, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a report titled “The White House for Sale: How Princes, Prime Ministers, and Prime Ministers Paid President Trump. “The report alleged that Trump “repeatedly and willfully” violated the foreign emoluments clause of the United States Constitution, offering bedroom searches as evidence. The clause prohibits federal officials, in addition to the president, from accepting cash or gifts from foreign governments with congressional authorization.
The report claims that Trump earned at least $7. 8 million from at least 20 foreign countries during his presidency. Eric Trump rejected the report, posting in X: “What a joke!All profits from foreign governments remain in our hotels and other homes while my father was in the workplace were voluntarily returned to the United States Treasury. “
Reacting to Trump Jr. ‘s video explaining his first stylish experience in the Emirates, Chidi Nwatu, who has over 30,000 subscribers, commented: “This is just another example of the Trump family being so disconnected from AmericansArray. “
Mandy Taheri is a reporter for Newsweek in Connecticut and Brooklyn. She joined Newsweek as a reporter in 2024. Se graduated from New York University’s joint master’s program in global journalism and Near Eastern studies and Yale University’s undergraduate program in ethnicity, race, and migration. Mandy can be reached by email: m. taheri@newsweek. com.
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