"Shots fired"
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Following Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's statement on Friday [5]...
.@realDonaldTrump [6] You are a disgrace not only to the GOP but to all America. Withdraw from the U.S presidential race as you will never win.
— ?????? ?? ???? (@Alwaleed_Talal) December 11, 2015 [7]
... we said, "we now anxiously await Trump's twitter response."
We no longer have to wait, because as of late last night, the Donald responded:
Dopey Prince @Alwaleed_Talal [8] wants to control our U.S. politicians with daddy’s money. Can’t do it when I get elected. #Trump2016 [9]
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2015 [10]
Ironically, as The Hill reports, [11]
Bin Talal told The Economist in 1999 [12]that he started his business with a $30,000 loan from his father and by mortgaging a house his father had given him for $400,000.
Trump, the son of a wealthy real estate developer, has said he received a "small" $1 million loan from his father after he graduated from college in 1968. Forbes estimates his net worth at $4.5 billion.
Black pots and kettles everywhere...