Tag: Mohammed Bin Salman

Trump’s formal designation of Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally coincides with proposed F-35 and tank sales, a pledged increase in Saudi investments and renewed scrutiny of the Kingdom’s human rights record and the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Trump’s comments to Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey and ABC News correspondent Mary Bruce during recent press exchanges raised questions about the administration’s response to journalists’ inquiries regarding the Epstein files and the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

After a White House visit from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Trump’s pledge to sell F-35 fighter jets with no conditions, Rep. Ilhan Omar and human rights advocates warn that the deal rewards a repressive monarchy and sidelines accountability for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.

“An alliance which is perceived as unnatural, unusual, or simply undesirable, sometimes between seemingly antagonistic parties.”

If Saudi Arabia is indeed to move into the 21st century, it must stop being governed by royalty.