[ceejayoz]

> What does the UAE get out of this?

What does the UAE gain by funneling $2B to Trump, who is notoriously a) transactional and b) one of the most powerful people on the planet?

[bix6]

yeah my question was around the return transaction which the other commenter answered

[mrguyorama]

Being "transactional" requires you to hold up your end of the bargain, which Trump famously does not.

Trump is not transactional.

[ceejayoz]

He's very transactional. He just regularly backstabs after he gets his end of things.

[tempodox]

Is quibbling over a euphemism really worth the time? He’s corrupt, plain and simple.