 Steve Mnuchin |
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said today the he won’t be attending the so-called “Davos in the Desert” summit in Saudi Arabia following the murder, torture and dismemberment of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi earlier this month.
"Just met with @realDonaldTrump and @SecPompeo and we have decided, I will not be participating in the Future Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia," Mnuchin posted on Twitter.
The New York Times reported today on the gruesome audio recordings of Khashoggi's ordeal, in which he was beheaded by Saudi agents within minutes of walking into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to pick up documents for his wedding.
American intelligence officials are increasingly convinced that 33-year-old Crown Prince Salman was responsible for the atrocity, according to the NYT.
O’Dwyer’s poll showed that 90 percent of respondents wanted Mnuchin to boycott the Saudi summit.
The forces that will redefine corporate strategy and reputation management in 2026.
In an era of heightened political polarization, rapid news cycles, and social media scrutiny, PR pros are under constant pressure to respond, react, or remain silent.
Reputation isn’t a byproduct of crisis management. It must guide strategy.
After weeks of PR and political wrangling, who won the PR battle over the release of the Epstein files?
In 2025, reputational crises were less about isolated missteps and more about how quickly leadership, clarity and proportional judgment reacted under pressure.
