Saudi Prince calls Trump a 'disgrace' - but the tycoon fires back by accusing him of meddling in US politics with 'daddy's money'
- Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and billionaire Trump clashed on Twitter
- Saudi royalty called for Trump to withdraw from the presidential race
- The prince is worth $24.9 billion while Trump's net worth is $4 billion
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Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has called Donald Trump a disgrace to the United States following his call for a ban on Muslims entering the country, and demanded the Republican front-runner withdraw from the U.S. presidential race.
Trump triggered an international uproar when he made his comments in response to last week's deadly shootings in California by two Muslims who authorities said were radicalized.
'You are a disgrace not only to the GOP but to all America,' Prince Alwaleed, the chairman of Kingdom Holding, said on his Twitter account, addressing Trump and referring to the Republican Party.
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War of words: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has called on Donald Trump to cease his bid to become president of the United States
'Withdraw from the U.S presidential race as you will never win,' the prince, who is worth $24.9 billion added.
Within hours, Trump's response came back, also on Twitter.
'Dopey Prince @Alwaleed_Talal wants to control our U.S. politicians with daddy's money,' he said. 'Can't do it when I get elected.'
Trump's comments have already cost him business in the Middle East, with a major chain of department stores halting sales of his glitzy 'Trump Home' line of lamps, mirrors and jewellery boxes.
On Thursday, Dubai real estate firm Damac, which is building a $6 billion golf complex with Trump, stripped the property of his name and image.
Removal: Workers install a new billboard outside developer Damac's Akoya development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates after one featuring Trump was removed
Trump Towers in Istanbul (pictured) is 'assessing' its partnership with the Republican presidential front-runner. Trump does not own the Trump Towers mall, offices and residences in Istanbul but has licensed the brand under a partnership
Prince Alwaleed, a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Salman, has holdings in a number of international companies, including Twitter and Citigroup.
In July he said he will donate $32 billion to charity in coming years via Alwaleed Philanthropies.
Alwaleed is an unusually outspoken member of the Saudi royal family, who chairs Kingdom Holding Co.
The diversified firm's interests include US-banking giant Citigroup.
A statement early Saturday from Alwaleed's office said his tweet was in response to Trump's "anti-Islam statement".
Alwaleed is a devout but moderate Muslim.
Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, has been lambasted both in the US and abroad for his proposal made on Monday to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the US.
Trump's comments followed a shooting rampage by a Muslim couple in San Bernardino, California, which left 14 dead.
This comes after Donald Trump's business partnerships in Turkey and the Middle East have come under scrutiny following his outburst on Muslims.
His name was removed from a golf course in Dubai and Trump Towers Istanbul has said it is reviewing its relationship with the billionaire.
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