Exclusive: Trump's Dubai Billionaire Pal Discusses His Promise To Invest $20 Billion Into U.S.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : "When I arrived [at Mar-a-Lago] for the new year, I spoke to [Trump] and he welcomed the idea.
66% : "Besides meeting Musk and making the announcement with Trump, Sajwani's extended stay at Mar-a-Lago rubbing shoulders with billionaires might be good for his real estate business, too.
60% : While Trump has plastered his name on everything from bibles to bottles of wine, Sajwani has partnered with brands including Versace, Fendi and Bugatti to sell lavish villas and offer perks like complimentary Lamborghinis to customers who buy apartments during the annual Dubai Shopping Festival in January.
58% : Shortly before Trump's first inauguration in January 2017, Trump said at a press conference that Sajwani had offered him $2 billion for several business deals in Dubai, but that he turned him down.
54% : "Another billionaire Sajwani met at Mar-a-Lago was Elon Musk, who has been spending much of his time by Trump's side since the November election and was also named by Trump to co-lead a new advisory body, the Department of Government Efficiency.
54% : The chemistry clicked and we became friends more than partners," says Sajwani, who first teamed up with Trump to launch a Trump-branded complex of luxury villas in 2014.
50% : "The relationship [with Trump] started in 2011 when we made an agreement for the golf course in Dubai.
49% : The U.A.E. real estate tycoon and friend of Donald Trump's has a history of flamboyant marketing and audacious projects, but will he be able to come up with the promised $20 billion?
49% : It's surely one way to curry favor with Trump, with whom he's done business before.
49% : Trump and Sajwani have known each other for more than a decade.
47% : "Trump appeared to back that promise at the press conference announcing Sajwani's $20 billion pledge, saying that his administration would help Damac "move quickly through the environmental process" with "expedited reviews."
33% : That makes Sajwani, a Dubai-based property developer and longtime Trump business partner, the latest foreign billionaire to announce a headline-grabbing deal with Trump since his election victory in November.

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