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Jiang argues that Trump functions as the political champion through whom the Israel lobby, Saudi Arabia, and empire interests can manifest, with Jared Kushner serving as a private connection to Netanyahu, MBS, and AIPAC-linked networks.
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Jiang argues that Trump functions as the political champion through whom the Israel lobby, Saudi Arabia, and empire interests can manifest, with Jared Kushner serving as a private connection to Netanyahu, MBS, and AIPAC-linked networks.
The speaker presents Mohammed bin Salman and Vision 2030 as Saudi Arabia's attempted answer to strategic and economic desperation.
The speaker says MBS used Trump's presidency to reset relations with America, including Trump's first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia and MBS's relationship with Jared Kushner.
The speaker says MBS was both a modernizing visionary and a young tyrant, and that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi scared the world and was attributed to MBS by U.S. investigation.
The speaker says MBS privately bragged that Jared Kushner was 'in my pocket,' meaning under Saudi influence.
The speaker cites Saudi Arabia's $2 billion investment in Jared Kushner's private equity fund after he left office as evidence consistent with Saudi influence over Kushner.
"...Netanyahu, who is the leader of Israel, as well as Mohammed bin Salman, who is the leader of Saudi Arabia. Now, Jared Kushner's father,..."
"As we also discussed, it's very likely that Trump will become President of the United States again in November, and he will pick Nikki..."
"We also know that Trump sponsored the Abraham Accords, which is trying to bring peace between Israel and other Arab countries and unite them..."
"...why, in 2017, Saudi Arabia appointed a new leader called Mohammed bin Salman. Okay? The crown prince. Whoever calls MBS. And MBS promised to..."
"Okay? And he proposed a new vision for Saudi Arabia called Vision 2030. Okay? But MBS' most important achievement is that he became friends..."
"So, MBS was looking very good. But then, in 2018, he did something that scared the world. Okay? MBS had, was a visionary. He..."
"Unfortunately, in this instance, Trump chose option three. Let's blow up the world, guys. And so, they assassinated Qasem Soleimani, okay? So, in other..."
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