From 2001: The Prince on 60 Minutes

Accusations of corruption have led to the arrest of Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and several other princes. In 2001, Alwaleed spoke with 60 Minutes' Bob Simon about his life as a member of Saudi Arabia's royal family
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[@deeneroaabrildeagostoadici2689]

can I say I felt his reactions ( from Saurdi Arabia's Prince) like a tsunami? Mr. Bob Simon was very strong and brave person, to hold it, and keep it together, and present it professional.

[@200991602]

RIP..Bob..Simon....The..Prince,,,sounded..like..a...used...car...salesman....Simon...the,,,best,,,of...professionals...

[@lorrainechingwarara]

😂😂😂this interview is so shady and sarcastic

[@captenhook8328]

Bob: did he just say "Mayor Guilliani is a lacky of the Jews?" Prince: no no no he said.... America is my friend. America is beautiful

[@moorparkgirl]

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal , he attended college in Northern California , he studied and did not party ` , attentive student , he lived around our neighborhood ` very nice personable even at a young age `

[@iiiMUNiiiQUE]

He looked so proud after he said his name correctly 😂 I would have needed 50 takes

[@PerryCuda]

5:53 I love how his main concern for embarrassment isn't that he shot harmless petting zoo animals like giraffes and elk but that we might think he faked killing them.

[@MashalHimself]

Ignatius hahahaha

[@stevencoardvenice]

it can't be disputed

[@dom1abc1mbc]

this is 2001 where hunting wasnt a taboo ... its not 2018 where vegan gays who dont eat gluten live

[@sopphocles]

@@stevencoardvenice ahahahaha psycho!

[@michaelprete3083]

Revolting

[@stevec1972ad]

Regarding his palace: How long does it take to get to know your way around here? "About 2 months"

[@reyalvinbanares794]

Look at them, they loved me and I love them..😅😅😅

[@Islamicones1]

Thats gay

[@D0NTREPLY]

i dont think i've ever seen wealth and ubiquitis living like this dude. a home the size of a small city. a small population of people at every beck and call. like this is insanity living on a mind blowing level.

[@alainportant6412]

10:27 he was pretty based about Giuliani to be honest 😂😂

[@edmccaffrey1]

Public entertainment is forbidden for the Saudi people on religious grounds, however if you can afford to build your own movie theater in your home, evidently it is overlooked by the religious clerics and deemed legal. Very interesting. It is good to be king.

[@sjffhfjcntgj9411]

Ha? We could rent movies since the 80's for a monthly fee 90's Showtime movie channels arrived Cinemas did exist till 1980

[@notamerican65]

money always beats religion beacuse the religous are depeneded on the rich

[@ANGBelgium]

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is a good human.

[@miguelmoura6175]

Lovely man and very generous. Love to work for him

[@rammmin1]

He became victim of his own deception.

[@dragonden9227]

Prince, people of Saudi love you yes,we love you too from Iran walid. Ahmed . You are a great Prince with a good heart God bless you and keep you always smile

[@JasonCWaite]

"Damn you Mayor Juliani, you might not want to hear this, but your a lackey of the Jews."

[@myassingh]

Kiss my ..... I love it. This is democracy. Haha. And now he needs to go kiss someone else’s ......

[@macabrew]

"Hair Dresser"

[@tessangelabeck8958]

He explained "public entertainment is forbidden in Saudi Arabia" . . . hmmm . . and USA and France, and others certainly, have had concerts and nightclubs bombed.

[@stevencoardvenice]

good point. that's probably why they go after those venues. it's for political reasons also, but they figure we have it coming anyway

[@stevencoardvenice]

...sunni jihadists like isis and alqaeda share the same form of Islam as the kingdom

[@NachotypeLuv]

wowow. *mind blown* .. no pun intended ....................

[@alikhalidsalim4865]

Stupid linking.

[@akilmodee]

It’s funny how he winks and moves his shoulder

[@lilleyprescott2448]

Agree totally and I am a nurse it’s in the first 10 seconds of the interview. Bet a billion

[@stuartsiglain3972]

He has a form of CP

[@jillybe1873]

He has tourettes

[@7Frosty7]

@@stuartsiglain3972form of what?

[@teresadelabarra4440]

I love you, dejar prince!!!!

[@khatarshab2214]

looking back in the 2019 I realised that he was a real great prince.

[@DeathOrGlory83]

Better than MBS anyway 😬

[@anthonysanchez4395]

you said you will come and pray and I will heal your land and bring all those things you think all these Western fires are coming from that man cannot turn off okay everything burnt to the ground keep ignoring the fact that I didn't really not schools or not I pledge these into the flag on one nation under God individual in liberty or justice for all why are we not seeing these things why are we not putting God first you need to do this we need to bring this back if I was king after bringing back when you see things get better and those who come against it will have to be sat down and brought back the name of Jesus from

[@raidi325]

he is great thief

[@ua7234]

Things have changed in the kingdom

[@1994srinathable]

So, the interviewer was alive after that?

[@michaelgray1803]

The interviewee

[@deanmiah4186]

Time second : 7seconds " no problem in Saudi Arabia" as I watch this he is arrested by his cousin and confined at the Ritz for corruption charge as the purge takes place

[@DarioHaruni]

Now Saudi Arabia is in silence about the Palestinians, actually they love Israel and USA

[@khalielrasheed690]

The Sauds are actually descended from Jewish families that had been living in Sinai.

[@DarioHaruni]

@@khalielrasheed690 I know about their Zionism but I'm not sure about them living in Sinai.

[@DeathOrGlory83]

Jews were part of the Arabian tribes. Like, the original Jews. Not European Zionist colonizers.

[@idktbh257]

@@khalielrasheed690 u literally out of your mind

[@gla5470]

@@khalielrasheed690 خليل رشيد يا اعجمي ياجاهل الانساب لسنا اعاجم مثلك Al Saud family ancestors are Banu Hunaifa tribe who ruled La Yamama and helped prophet Mohammed and his companions by stopping trading with Mecca until the stop persecuting the Muslims.

[@sunnywakefield4659]

LOVE THIS GUY !!!

[@user-mq9yg5hs8b]

Citizen begging for their stolen wealth how sad

[@jaykay1667]

Sun Flower lol I been to Saudi Arabia, there’s no Somalis who clean at all. The hotel I was in was owned by a Somali and it 4 stars. You will find Somalis own shops and business. You find bengalis Pakistanis and Indians who clean toilets. No Arab cleans toilets in Saudi Arabia. They themselves don’t allow it.

[@SunFlower-jf6rt]

@@jaykay1667 I live in KSA and many cleaner in hotels and weeding hall are Somali men and women and my friend has a Somali maid. and stop lying to full fill ur inferiority complex. no Somalis and all non Saudis can't own 4 star hotels and shops .its illegal

[@jaykay1667]

He is a Saudi National lmao, but of Somali descent I went and talked to him. Don’t get mad that Saudia is on the news so much nowadays. Keep dreaming of trying to get a visa and a western country. You know your life is miserable in Saudia And also remember don’t try and bite the hand that feeds you ;) XD OMEGALUL

[@jaykay1667]

Sun Flower ^

[@robstone1482]

@@jaykay1667 not to be racist but my maid and driver are somali, probably a coincide though.

[@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177]

How did I make my first Million or Billion. Dang, must be nice

[@DropYoutube]

move to a Arab country you have no business in the free world.

[@GHustle4]

@Toussaints' Wrath Trying to take their money, but they can't of they try america will pay dearly and americans will feel the wrath of what they have caused world wide

[@jeanjones2281]

@Toussaints' Wrath oil. And pipelines. Now trump is selling stealth panes to saudis.🤷‍♀️

[@FundFreedom]

Do you need that many ads in 13 mins? Don't you have a commercially viable television show?

[@VattenFlaskaCola123]

6:20 i can really tell they are happy.

[@moumenhassan1523]

W way of dressing

[@MohammedAli-ig7zr]

🙄 OMG iam so sorry for how thay live, 🙁

[@mukul1310]

alwaheed bin talal was saudi enron in the making

[@rhcp4life697]

This guys refrigerator costs more and is bigger than my car and he has like 20 dollars worth of snacks in it lol

[@s4sunshine01]

haa he is living in a hotel with 317 rooms booked for himself

[@donshilo2024]

Saudis where sending text to each other on their mobile phones in 2001?

[@Escape_Far_Away]

Great man. God Bless him. Ilias. Greece

[@TheYafnit]

Wow he did that with just $30000.00 that's amazing.

[@TheYafnit]

Enlightenment Flow "I begin with, my father gave me 30,000 dollars" 3:08 Listen with discernment if you're here to condescendingly critique.

[@stevencoardvenice]

I don't believe him.

[@daradiant1]

meeg_2005 It started with $30k, then $300k and the next trip, the deed to his house. The first two investments failed so his dad gave him the deed to his house and that's how he got started.

[@Yaman_2011]

It's just a lie, his royal family has their money on the whole budget of Saudi Arabia in they're so F corrupted, I lived in Saudi Arabia my whole life and I know how thinks work their, they're like a High-class mafia family

[@islandgirl9479]

Wow imagine that walking Up to a prince, shake his hand kiss his right shoulder.pass him a note asking for car, money, food,shelter. I would never leave🙏🙏🙏

[@nickmagan9667]

A few similarities between the prince and 45..

[@jeanjones2281]

He bailed trump out if bankruptcy 2 times and owned a majority of fox until trump started running for president.

[@thephenomenon6258]

Ten million dollars for Giuliani that’s crazy

[@blurking2912]

Best gram for gram sounds great! And still.......

[@teresaquevedo4874]

Si eso no les pone el corazon en la mano por sus hijos hagan algo ya no soporto tanta maldad

[@harmoneyreilly4225]

And now ware is he in jail

[@shazabrahim5208]

I wonder if, in talking to Harry or William, you'd address them as "Prince"!

[@majidalihamid]

This was definitely not 60 minutes!

[@guledali5560]

Of course he’s happy 20 billion dollars and easy life and secured

[@kirstinetermansen7234]

No they were student in German university

[@jameslock9275]

Must be lovely and quite in Saudi

[@herbertvonkarajan8213]

Al Waleed was one of the architects of 9/11 He had His bank, Citigroup, change the logo to depict the future attack in 1998.Same year his bank invested in Boeing and made Boeing do a record breaking stock buyback program instead of investing in simple flight software that prevents planes from flying into buildings. Its not a surprise that his bank increased 10x in value after 9/11 until he sold his stake at the top, then bought back in after the market crash and Citigroup getting obama elected, just before Citigroup secretly got the largest TARP bailout which it used to become the #1 shareholder of the most liquid S&P500 based financial asset, the SPY. Now Citigroup is giving oil backed loans to the Saudi Government so it can buy weapons from Boeing which gets its initial capital to build those weapons from the US taxpayer

[@LeixWUxLong]

The U.S shadow government was behind it.

[@Vladimirputin11111]

Stop lying 🤡.... Us taxpayers...?? Lootings from oil rich nations....

[@MrEkstase]

He has face tics

[@chronicawareness9986]

cocaine

[@sladanajohn4702]

I am OK, you are OK we are OK.... Let's just deny the truth and all is alright....

[@randomworld4662]

Look at them they all love me and I love them 9:56😅

[@AlexpxThreeTen]

$100million palace with florecent lighting and $200 kitchen cabinets

[@spin-cthrowshands5553]

This was in 2001, those were actually really high end at that time. That kitchen set up is what you'd see on mtv cribs lol.

[@dpcisunbreakable]

@@spin-cthrowshands5553 LMFAO

[@lilleyprescott2448]

I am a nurse a billion says he is on blow watch first 5 seconds at beginning of interview says it all

[@sergiosanz9924]

Blow cocaine you mean?

[@jillybe1873]

He has tourettes. Where are you a nurse please?

[@mr.goldenproductions_0143]

lol my thoughts exactly. Spot on!

[@erzahlerin9841]

He knows a lot about Saudi Arabia, but he is hesitant to say how he was tortured by the CP.

[@brunobarros116]

Nowhe in jail in a democretic country 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Abdulrahman65440]

Bruno Barros yeah . he charges for money laundry

[@gxh3539]

Bruno Barros savage!

[@taquiuzzamamoulavi9316]

Soon He Will Be Freed With Respect and Honor

[@Abdulrahman65440]

taqui moulavi we hope so .... I do like him

[@ty814]

He was realeased.

[@cureallmouthwashorderonama2056]

why do they call them prince they are not of no royal lineage except what they make up them selves and you can tell when you see their behavior in the french rivera and monaco nothing princely about that kind of behavior

[@abcac2274]

Hands off Venezuela 🇻🇪

[@Daniella9743]

Have u spoken to ur people?? They not happy come out of ur castle and u would know.. they are hungry

[@rupaladhikary6280]

6:28 trying his best to prove Saudi Arabia has freedom

[@muhammadprarie8819]

It does obviously, that's why 10000s of Indian expats are wanting to work there, common sense

[@tariqalghufayli398]

👍👍👍👍💖💖💖

[@Dinksosa]

Public entertainment is outlawed! That country is criminal lol.

[@KevinP32270]

Wooow

[@mrlolegz]

Why did he go to jail in the end ?

[@teresaquevedo4874]

Sigo en la lucha en querer lo mejor para mis hijos Ala me repalda y no hagan lo contrario si no ya no podre detener mas lo inevitable mi Dios mi fe mi amor por mis hijos por mi familia eso me impulsa me hace fuerte ya ves amir Emiratos Sauei soy miaemiratos saudi salman ya vez te ei un corazom verde de amistad y no quisiste la lealtad la lealtad de Dios de Ala es quien me da mi din mi fe gracias por todo el sufrikiento y no paran mi maldad asi le digo

[@secretaryofstate1]

"Who is Saudi Arabia ? The 15 men on 9/11?" ... wow cbs that comment doesn't sound good today huh ??

[@polineshally4721]

This is chess you are either the King or The pawn be wise there is no America or Middle East no first world or Third World no democracy or oppression Be WISE

[@JustinLucasOhmic]

Facial tics. Damn!

[@ronniehall3825]

Was that Jim Brown?😮

[@marioamaya7183]

9:46 he is enjoying it !

[@LindaCasey]

Yes, elephants, giraffes, rhinos are passive and so are just asking to be killed ...

[@sopphocles]

unbeleivable how inhumane and cold some us are.

[@chronicawareness9986]

@@sopphocles its true they are passive, to guns.... but damn this guys crazy how scary that country seems.. and we always defend them

[@michaelsweeney8229]

Yes when I saw him standing in front of the dead rhinoceros, it occurred to me I'd have more respect for him if he had been photographed having autoerotic sex in the subway.

[@sopphocles]

Michael Sweeney 😂😂😂

[@haydensmith1691]

Anyone else cringe when they saw the two planes on Alwaleed’s desk?

[@sjffhfjcntgj9411]

He sold one to Bill gates and the 2nd to Al ghaddafi

[@murshedalharby540]

the show is so annoying when it ask it doesnt show the answer 3:00

[@tchamseddine1787]

This prince is awesome lmao

[@renatojrodriguez7469]

He´s a terrorism sponsor

[@maryjeanmedalle]

How do you treat the woman...the ones from the Philippines that takes care of your kids

[@jacobuzilov]

What a chad tbh

[@sharkhunt9476]

Every one of the letters will be tossed in the trash. The prince won’t read none of them.

[@sjffhfjcntgj9411]

There is an office to deal with those requests.

[@robiu.k.4504]

What’s your reaction would be when u will know 9/11 was insight job

[@daradiant1]

Robi U.K. Been knew it.

[@mohamedshelare153]

every body know that when you use your brain

[@YamekDrope]

I'd be ashamed if I was him.

[@DeathOrGlory83]

He might be deep inside. Notice where he kept repeating “and not guilty”. Maybe he actually feels guilty.

[@emiliotrimakis303]

dozens of men whom their job is to simply hang out with the prince..imagine you get hired

[@jobertoli256]

Prince likes to brag. I wonder what the average person in Saudi Arabia live in? Just saying

[@bodz9408]

Ann Bertoli add my snap and I'll show u lol Bodz_44

[@swag-yw7ut]

Just like the rest of the world. We're not filthy rich like the princes but at the same time we're not poor. Most of us are middle class citizens and some are extremely rich

[@rlight4378]

Many people are filthy rich in Saudi Arabia but I wouldn’t say all of them some of them are rich but not all but we’re not poor I would say an average person would have 20 million dollars but the filthy rich people could have over a billion

[@kyorkdabbagh7759]

Saudi happy but not for long

[@ivandaniel08]

Public entertainment in private house is still private entertainment.

[@martharodriguez9485]

How come these wealthy people come to my country they are not U.S.A citizens and they buy and owners of our territorial. How come we as Americans we are not allowed to do so. Because we are not citizen in their country. I'll give an ex. If I go down to Mexico an want to open an account I'm not allowed why! Becuse I don't have the credentials to vote. I don't participate we are not allowed, unless if I become a Mexican Citizen, a bank said this to me, AHhhhh. Yet these Mexicans have bank accounts, houses, credit cards, get to buy whatever comes to mind, we don't not ask ("Excuse me What nationality are you.")So can Americans go to the middle East an start buying properties, buying houses, starting a business, have an account at any bank? NO WE CANNOT . Why is that???????

[@williamswendylee4574]

Hunting? No way. They didn't get what they asked for.

[@Captain_n_1]

I can't realy tell if the commentator is bein sarcastic

[@horseygurl143]

I'm about to release a book about my times in KSA living with a Saudi Prince in Jeddah in the mid to late 1970's. It's full of all of the reasons that the current Crown Prince is trying to clean up the Kingdom. You won't believe some of the true stories in the book. Maybe the Prince's efforts will help people who innocently get entangled with the likes of some of these wealthy individuals who don't mind walking on the backs of others.

[@200991602]

I..would..love.to..read..your....book...I..hear...all...sorts..of...different..stories,,Some,,,people,,,think,,,the....arrests....were...fake...to..not..allow..Prince..Salman....any...competition...others...told...me...it...had..to...happen...When...some,,friends...were..in....elementary...school..they...used..to...see,,,some...Royals,,,,across,,,the...street...in...Menlo...One...of....them...was...Prince...al...Waleed....The...kids...were...like..."oh...cool!"....You...knowhow...kids..are..LOL!....The,,,,Prince..is....the....video..seems....like....he,,,tries...to...avoid...some..of...Bob...Simons....questions...When..I...was..onFacebook...a...friend...told...me...she...almost...married...a...Saudi...but..didn't...because...she...worried...she...would...never...be..able..to...visit...her...family..in...the...US...for...Holidays....that...the..Saudis...would..control...both..of....their...whereabouts...no...freedom...to...leave.....

[@200991602]

The...Bay...Area...especially..in...the...70's...had...tons..of...people...fromSaudi..Arabia....I'm....from...around...San...Jose...but...would..be..at...the..Stanford...Mall..with....my...friends..and....their...families..and....the...place...would..be,,,,full..of....expensive...sports...cars..and...people..in...the.Mall...spoke...Arabic...looked...like,,,Saudis.....They...would...shop...like...crazy...lots..of...stuff..in...those....sports....cars...

[@viksra]

What is the name of the book? I am interested. Do you have a website?

[@horseygurl143]

viksra - Doing last minute preparations. Should be out before the end of the year. I'll keep track of these comments and posts and let you know more. Just tying up loose ends right now. But if you speak Arabic, you will find the stories of this now deceased Prince from Jeddah majanoon!

[@horseygurl143]

Wednesday Riding - It's suppose to be out around Christmas. I'll try to remind you closer to the date. Thanks for your interest. Yeah, there used to be a lot of Saudis here in the States in the 70's and 80's. I met my Prince in Jeddah, though.

[@magdapiwnicka503]

Isn't playing cards against Islam?

[@sjffhfjcntgj9411]

99% of saudis play it!

[@muralimohan4469]

He looks like a harry potter

[@cq9882]

He will find out one day he is not any more important then any other Human Being. Stop hunting those precious Animals. 😡

[@ms9771]

15 saudi paid by saudi king , also same saudi massacre amerian September 11, now this prince give money to New York Mayer , and live in castle, and he think people of saudi arabia happy, if not will be beheaded

[@maryjeanmedalle]

We blew up the wrong country.....

[@rayyanshaikh6620]

This is the most negative presentation of the saudis

[@philipbiego2059]

Fine

[@loveandpeacekeeper6253]

Ths fmly is bigs problam in world

[@j.p.b.632]

yer rigt

[@sudhakaran7520]

8:53 bin laden lol

[@amineouali1742]

Operation geletine the B thing

[@jodavey]

Kissing the man who they are asking back for what he stole from them

[@yoya4766]

I used to like him. First time hearing he kills animals for fun. Most are endangered. Very sad.