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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.
"Withdraw from the U.S presidential race as you will never win,"
the prince 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.
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.
(Reporting by Sami Aboudi; Editing by Dominic Evans, Robert
Birsel)
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