Information about who was invited to the White House black-tie dinner for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dribbled out slowly and haphazardly.
Business Insider got the guest list but revealed only about a dozen executives. Later, a more complete list got posted on X. It did not show the affiliations of Trump II's guests, so I took the liberty of doing so:
One can see the usual clumping of TechGods, Cryptobros and private equity underwriters (PEU). The once appalled Western business community has made peace with the future Saudi king.
It happened the way Trump usually makes peace. He picks a side and then steamrolls the opposition into submission. Historically, this has generally been a framework for making future war.
The public can see the same shunning of victims that left the Jeffrey Epstein victims on the outside for decades. Will the fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi ever get her day, when "Just Us" insiders shifts to actual justice for that heinous murder?
Even the menu had violent overtones: "Squash" soup, "Rack" of lamb....
