Trump in Twitter Battle With Super Rich Saudi Prince

Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Saudi Arabia's richest man (est. net worth $25 billion) and a nephew of the late King Abdullah, is demanding that Donald Trump abandon his White House bid.

In a tweet, the 60-year-old prince reacted to Trump's call to bar Muslims from entering the United States.

.@realDonaldTrump 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.

— الوليد بن طلال (@Alwaleed_Talal) December 11, 2015

Trump responded:

Dopey Prince @Alwaleed_Talal wants to control our U.S. politicians with daddy’s money. Can’t do it when I get elected. #Trump2016

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2015

Through his holding company, Kingdom Holdings, Alwaleed is a major shareholder in Citigroup, Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts, Time Warner, News Corporation, Saks Incorporated, eBay, Twitter and Apple.

-RW

UPDATE

Roger Stone tweets:

Saudi Prince @Alwaleed_Talal is heavily invested in @JebBush - acquired the House of Bush years ago read it in http://amzn.to/1mh3wWf

— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) December 12, 2015

UPDATE 2

NYT has some of the backstory:

It’s a spat between two heirs to fortunes...

Mr. Alwaleed’s insult may have stung a little deeper. During Mr. Trump’s period of financial distress in the early 1990s, when a debt of more than $900 million forced Mr. Trump to carve up some of his empire, the prince snapped up two jewels of the Trump brand: the Plaza Hotel in New York and Mr. Trump’s 281-foot-yacht, known as “Trump Princess.”