Trump praised a \"Today\" appearance by Emin Agalarov the next year, calling him \"a star!\" again.
Emin Agalarov turned to social media on Tuesda,y seeming to embrace the drama, posting a photo on his official Instagram account on Tuesday.
The picture of him in a car was captioned \"Finally sunshine\" with several sun emojis and then \"What's new???\" in Russian, which some are seeing as a nod at the unfolding saga in the U.S.
The mogul who found a fan overseas
Aras Agalarov is Emin Agalarov's father and a Russian real estate tycoon. He heads the Crocus Group.
The company's website says he established Crocus International, the precursor to the Crocus Group, as a \"Soviet-American joint venture\" in 1989, near the end of the Cold War.
According to Forbes, Crocus ran a number of trade fairs, but has expanded into developing luxury buildings and shopping malls. Forbes also reports that Crocus Group \"has close ties to the Russian government\" and was awarded contracts from state-affiliated agencies. Aras Agalarov was awarded an Order of Honor of the Russian Federation by President Vladimir Putin in 2013, the magazine reports.
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PHOTO: Russian businessman Aras Agalarov during an event in Moscow, Aug. 30, 2012.
Forbes estimated that Aras Agalarov is worth $1.92 billion.
According to The New York Times, the Crocus Group licensed the Miss Universe pageant from the Trump Organization in 2013 to host that year's show in the Russian capital.
The president has also tweeted at Aras Agalarov, writing in 2013, \"I had a great weekend with you and your family. You have done a FANTASTIC job. TRUMP TOWER-MOSCOW is next. EMIN was WOW!\"
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