‘It all works out’: Trump associates at President’s property shrug off economic meltdown

Donald Trump was raking in cash over the weekend while others panicked about the tumbling markets, and those paying to attend the President’s event didn’t seem to mind.The New York Times on Saturday released an insider account of what it was like to attend Trump’s event, which included various money-making ventures.For those present, it seemed like the economic turbulence was far away, according to the report.ALSO READ: ‘Came as a surprise to me’: Senators ‘troubled’ by one aspect of government funding billIn addition to reporting on the events themselves, as well as the various monetized trinkets at the golf resort (a Sharpie, anyone?), the Times interviewed some of those in attendance.Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s $925 billion sovereign wealth fund, is one of those quoted in the story.“It is a nice club,” said Al-Rumayyan “as he walked around the golf course watching the players tee off,” according to the report.Giving context to the vibe of the Trump family weekend, the Times reported, “LIV Golf — a venture intended to lift the Saudi profile worldwide even as it has burned through hundreds of millions of dollars of state funds — is styled as a daylong party, with club music pumping out of speakers lining tournament courses and machines dispensing wine and large beers. On Friday, fans watched a bit of golf and danced on the edges of the course. Others in MAGA hats walked around smoking cigars.”Mike Atwell, a Key Largo, Fla., restaurant owner who was attending the LIV event with his wife, reportedly said, “The sky is falling every day.”“When you are happy, you drink. When you are sad, you drink. It all works out,” Atwell said, according to the article.Tyrell Davis, a 39-year-old entrepreneur, reportedly said he admired Trump for “focusing on his own businesses while also implementing tariffs that he believed would benefit Americans.”“It’s all about business and money,” Davis said, according to the report. “That’s what it’s all about. America is a business. It’s a corporation.”Read it here.

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