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That was government of qatar, this is Abu Dhabi (UAE). They had a diplomatic crisis, with full-scale blockade not so long ago.

by shihab 1y ago

meibo 1y ago
It's fine, I don't think he can tell the difference.
bgwalter 1y ago
UAE was engaged in crypto dealings instead: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chips-witkoff-world-liberty-takeaways.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chi... "Earlier this year, World Liberty, the crypto firm run by the Trumps and Witkoffs, announced an agreement with an investment firm backed by the ruling family of the U.A.E. The Emirati firm would conduct a $2 billion transaction using World Liberty’s digital coins, a deal that would provide a windfall to the Trump and Witkoff families."
- tdeck 1y ago
  I wish there were some clause in the US constitution that broadly and expressly prohibited this kind of thing.
- bix6 1y ago
  What does the UAE get out of this? Is it just a massive financial loss in exchange for US market access?
  - fib11235 1y ago
    One of NYT's recent podcasts (The Daily) covered this, basically the Biden administration was reluctant to give the UAE access to Nvidia chips because of their close dealings with China. 2 weeks after this crypto investment, the white house agrees to give the UAE access to the chips. Here's an article if you're interested: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chips-witkoff-world-liberty.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chi...
    - bix6 1y ago
      Ty!
  - ceejayoz 1y ago
    > What does the UAE get out of this? What does the UAE gain by funneling $2B to Trump, who is notoriously a) transactional and b) one of the most powerful people on the planet?
    - mrguyorama 1y ago
      Being "transactional" requires you to hold up your end of the bargain, which Trump famously does not. Trump is not transactional.
      - ceejayoz 1y ago
        He's very transactional. He just regularly backstabs after he gets his end of things.
      - tempodox 1y ago
        Is quibbling over a euphemism really worth the time? He’s corrupt, plain and simple.
    - bix6 1y ago
      yeah my question was around the return transaction which the other commenter answered
- alephnerd 1y ago
  That's the Emirate of Dubai, not Abu Dhabi.

That was government of qatar, this is Abu Dhabi (UAE). They had a diplomatic crisis, with full-scale blockade not so long ago.

by shihab 1y ago

That was government of qatar, this is Abu Dhabi (UAE). They had a diplomatic crisis, with full-scale blockade not so long ago.

meibo 1y ago

It's fine, I don't think he can tell the difference.

bgwalter 1y ago

UAE was engaged in crypto dealings instead: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chips-witkoff-world-liberty-takeaways.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chi... "Earlier this year, World Liberty, the crypto firm run by the Trumps and Witkoffs, announced an agreement with an investment firm backed by the ruling family of the U.A.E. The Emirati firm would conduct a $2 billion transaction using World Liberty’s digital coins, a deal that would provide a windfall to the Trump and Witkoff families."

tdeck 1y ago
I wish there were some clause in the US constitution that broadly and expressly prohibited this kind of thing.
bix6 1y ago
What does the UAE get out of this? Is it just a massive financial loss in exchange for US market access?
- fib11235 1y ago
  One of NYT's recent podcasts (The Daily) covered this, basically the Biden administration was reluctant to give the UAE access to Nvidia chips because of their close dealings with China. 2 weeks after this crypto investment, the white house agrees to give the UAE access to the chips. Here's an article if you're interested: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chips-witkoff-world-liberty.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chi...
  - bix6 1y ago
    Ty!
- ceejayoz 1y ago
  > What does the UAE get out of this? What does the UAE gain by funneling $2B to Trump, who is notoriously a) transactional and b) one of the most powerful people on the planet?
  - mrguyorama 1y ago
    Being "transactional" requires you to hold up your end of the bargain, which Trump famously does not. Trump is not transactional.
    - ceejayoz 1y ago
      He's very transactional. He just regularly backstabs after he gets his end of things.
    - tempodox 1y ago
      Is quibbling over a euphemism really worth the time? He’s corrupt, plain and simple.
  - bix6 1y ago
    yeah my question was around the return transaction which the other commenter answered
alephnerd 1y ago
That's the Emirate of Dubai, not Abu Dhabi.