London: Gentry Beach, a Texas hedge fund manager and business partner of the Trump family, while appreciating Pakistan’s sacrifices in the war against terrorism, urged the newly-elected President Donald Trump to strengthen the relationship between Pakistan and the United States.
Beach, who has been a close associate of the Trump family and has been involved in two of Trump’s campaigns, made the remarks at the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast at Mar-a-Lago in front of top Trump aides, donors and supporters. Video footage obtained by Geo News Shows Beach sharing her recent trip to “A Wonderful Place Called Pakistan” with the audience.
President-elect Trump, top Republicans, business leaders and members of his team applauded as Gentry Beach delivered his powerful speech in defense of Pakistan.
Beach says in the video: “This past week I had the privilege of visiting an amazing country, Pakistan, a country I’ve never been to before. Let me tell you, it’s a very pro-Trump environment, a very A pro-family environment is where people want to raise their children, to be good people.
“These people have sacrificed so much for America, they have literally been on the front lines in this part of the world and have sacrificed tens of thousands of people to terrorism, just like Israel does every day on the front lines. They just want peace.”
Gentry Beach said he understood from his discussions with Pakistani leaders that they are willing to work with the United States on equal terms as friends and partners, close allies and good friends.
The businessman said Pakistan is a misunderstood country and condemned President Joe Biden’s administration for imposing sanctions on a few Pakistani companies. He said: “This is a completely misunderstood place in the world and these are things we need to fix. Unfortunately the previous administration burned every possible bridge. Unfortunately, recently They went so far as to impose sanctions on someone who is an ally of ours if you can believe it, someone who has stepped up and done really good things for us.
Beach said: “Joe Biden’s team told him they were worried he could put a missile in Washington, D.C. He looked at me and said, ‘Can you believe it, we’ve never done that with America. will do’.
To applause from the audience, Beach said: “Pakistan is a place where we need to build a strong bridge. We need to work together and create value for the whole world. This is a perfect example that What went wrong with the previous administration and how we need to fix it under President Trump.
Trump’s aides were in Pakistan a few days ago, where they met the country’s senior leadership and held extensive discussions.
Beach is known as a close friend, business partner and longtime hunting buddy of Donald Trump Jr. He helped raise millions of dollars for Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and had special access to top government officials and Trump.
During its discussions with Pakistani leaders, the Bank has pledged to bring billions in foreign direct investment to Pakistan in strategic projects such as rare earth minerals, oil and gas exploration, IT, education and infrastructure.