Donald Trump's controversial stance against immigrants and Muslims is dividing Middle Eastern businessmen on whether his statements will affect their business with the presidential aspirant.
However, according to The Independent, there is no unified movement between the Muslim business moguls with regards to severing ties with Trump.
One prominent Middle East Company Landmark Group, is reported to be cutting ties with the U.S. mogul-turned-presidential candidate. The company, headquartered in Dubai, is the parent company of the popular Mid-East home decor brand "Lifestyle" said that they will no longer carry Trump Organisation home decor products.
Lifestyle CEO Sachin Mundhwa said in an email, "In light of the recent statements made by the presidential candidate in the U.S. media, we have suspended sale of all products from the Trump Home decor range."
In addition, the company's spokesperson said that it would not offer further comment on how much the decision would cost the company or whether any other business interest with Trump would be affected.
But at least one major Muslim-owned corporate giant is standing by its business with The Donald. Dubai-headquartered Damac Properties, which bills itself as the "largest private developer of luxury real estate in the Middle East," signed an agreement with Trump in May 2013 to operate the sprawling 7,205-yard Trump International Golf Club in Dubai.
Although Damac is apparently distancing from Trump's anti-Muslim tirade, the spokesperson for the company said that politics would not affect the business partnership.
To give the down low, Trump likened his plan to ban Muslims in the U.S. with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's authorization of the detention of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants during World War II as a precedent.
Apart from Muslim businessmen, the American people are also divided regarding his statements. Obvious criticisms came from his rivals on both the Democrat and Republican Party, the New York Times has learned.
Democrat presidential aspirant Hilary Clinton said that, "Tell Donald Trump: Hate is not an American value," while "super Pac" who supports Jeb Bush said that, "Trump had disqualified himself from serving as president."
However, his statement regarding Muslims were lauded by some ultra-conservative commentators and said that he reflected the electorate's views more honestly than the party's leaders.
Trump's statements also earned the ire of current UK Prime Minister David Cameron and said that he "completely disagrees" on the U.S. candidate's anti-Muslim propaganda.
According to BBC, Cameron went on to say that it's "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong, an attack on democratic values" and an "affront to common humanity."
"Let's unite against racism," he said.
