Saudi crown prince dismisses Trump remarks about reliance on US
'We've bought everything with money', says the Crown Prince
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ABU DHABI:
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dismissed remarks by Donald Trump in which the US president said he had warned the king he would not last in power "for two weeks" without US military backing and demanded he pay up.
"I love working with him. You know, you have to accept that any friend will say good things and bad things," Prince Mohammed
said in a Bloomberg interview published on Friday.
Told Saudi king he wouldn't last without US support: Donald Trump
"We believe that all the armaments we have from the United States of America are paid for, it's not free armament. So ever since the relationship started between Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, we've bought everything with money," Prince Mohammed added.
Trump shrugs off report revealing a fortune in tax dodges, parental gifts
Trump made the comments at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday. Despite the harsh words, the Trump administration has had a close relationship with Saudi Arabia, which it views as a bulwark against Iran's ambitions in the region.
Trump made Saudi Arabia his first stop on his maiden international trip as president last year. Saudi Arabia is the world's top oil exporter and the de-facto leader of OPEC, which has been criticised by Trump for high oil prices.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dismissed remarks by Donald Trump in which the US president said he had warned the king he would not last in power "for two weeks" without US military backing and demanded he pay up.
"I love working with him. You know, you have to accept that any friend will say good things and bad things," Prince Mohammed
said in a Bloomberg interview published on Friday.
Told Saudi king he wouldn't last without US support: Donald Trump
"We believe that all the armaments we have from the United States of America are paid for, it's not free armament. So ever since the relationship started between Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, we've bought everything with money," Prince Mohammed added.
Trump shrugs off report revealing a fortune in tax dodges, parental gifts
Trump made the comments at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday. Despite the harsh words, the Trump administration has had a close relationship with Saudi Arabia, which it views as a bulwark against Iran's ambitions in the region.
Trump made Saudi Arabia his first stop on his maiden international trip as president last year. Saudi Arabia is the world's top oil exporter and the de-facto leader of OPEC, which has been criticised by Trump for high oil prices.