U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons "will visit Dubai this week to open a Trump-branded golf course," according to Stefania Bianchi of BLOOMBERG. An invitation from the local developer promised "an unforgettable evening." Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. will host the event at Trump Int'l Golf Club Dubai on Saturday evening, Damac Properties Dubai Co. said on the "gold-embossed card received on Monday." The two sons manage Trump’s businesses, including more than 500 companies with ties to more than 20 countries, "after they were placed into trust when he entered the White House." Trump first announced a licensing and management deal with Damac in '14, which included plans to "sell 100 luxury villas surrounding the golf course" (BLOOMBERG, 2/13). THE NATIONAL reported Trump Int'l Golf Club Dubai boasts an 18-hole championship course designed by Gil Hanse, who designed the the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro. There is also a "nine-hole par-3 Academy course, putting, chipping and practice facility as well as a floodlit driving range" (THE NATIONAL, 2/14). The AFP reported the elder Trump "sparked controversy last year in the mainly Muslim" UAE when he said during his campaign that he wanted to impose a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims" entering the U.S. Damac at the time "declined to comment on Trump’s remarks, but said the golf course development would continue" (AFP, 2/14).
