Investing in the Middle East is a balloon to 7 trillion dollars, as Trump continues to raise the number
President Donald Trump loves large numbers – and he is always happy to speak to them.
Trump, who formulated the phrase “superior exaggeration” in his book “The Art of the Deal”, during the past few days, was steadily increasing the amount of money that he says that countries in the Middle East pledged to invest in the United States when he visited the region last week. He did not provide basic details.
The number increased from $ 2 trillion last week to 7 trillion dollars on Tuesday, according to Trump and White House data.
Look at how to wear the number:
Thursday: As his journey continues in the Middle East, Trump told journalists in the first air force: “We have just taken 4 trillion dollars.”
On Friday: A White House statement said, “The first official trip of Trump has achieved great success, as it was held for more than $ 2 trillion in great deals,” a White House statement said.
Monday: “They have returned about 5.1 trillion dollars,” Trump said in comments to the leadership of the Kennedy Center. “This is not bad. This is thanks to one of the most successful visit to anyone anywhere. There was nothing like that.”
Tuesday: “They spend 5.1 trillion dollars, and it may be 7 trillion dollars by the time when we stop,” Trump said before a meeting in the Capitol in the United States with members of the Republican House of Representatives.
The White House did not respond to explaining the sources of Trump’s escalating claims.
The White House made a collapse of $ 2 trillion in a statement on Friday. It included 600 billion dollars in Investment from the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaThe country announced in January as part of a four -year commitment. There will also be an economic exchange of $ 1.2 trillion with Qatar, as well as 243.5 billion dollars of commercial and defensive deals with this country. The United Arab Emirates is committed to $ 200 billion in deals with the United States, making the first White House for $ 2.24 trillion, provided that all these obligations already fulfill.
It is not certain that all the investment obligations or the promised jobs are achieved, so the final number may not be equal.
Trump said in 2017 that Foxconn Electronics Company It would build a factory of $ 10 billion in Wisconsin, uses 13,000 people, only for the company Returning this commitment In 2019.
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