U.A.E. real estate tycoon and Trump pal has a history of audacious projects, but can he come up with the pledged $20 billion? He makes his case from Mar-a-Lago.

"He was very inspired by the election and wouldn't do it without the election," Trump said.

Now, Sajwani, who has had close ties with Trump and his family over the years, seemingly has plans to supercharge the firm’s U.S. investment. Sajwani, who is in his early 70s, was at Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach when Trump made the announcement of Damac’s data centers bet.