Kuwait congratulate Trump on win despite saying they 'never paid' for Gulf War

Kuwait Emir Sheikh al-Sabah sent his congratulations to Trump and “expressed hopes that Kuwait and the US will continue their strong historic relations, working together for a brighter future for the world.”

Before winning the presidency, Trump controversially said last April that Kuwait never paid the US back for expelling Saddam Hussein’s forces from their country in 1991.

"If you look at these nations, they wouldn't be there except for us,” he said referring the wealthy Gulf states. “You take a look at Kuwait. I mean, we handed Kuwait back to the people that right now essentially own Kuwait, because it's really ownership more than anything else. We handed it back. They never paid us."