US EditionBehind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights
Trump praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman while denying his role in journalist Khashoggi's murder, reflecting a policy shift prioritizing economic and security ties over human rights.
- President Donald Trump defended Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, stating the crown prince had no role in it despite U.S. intelligence findings to the contrary.
- Critics, including Brett Bruen, assert that Trump's actions signal a departure from traditional U.S. support for human rights and endorse authoritarian leaders.
- The Trump administration has shifted U.S. human rights policy by downplaying abuses by autocratic leaders while criticizing governments that oppose them, reflecting a more transactional foreign policy approach.
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Trump dismisses Saudi human rights concerns
President Donald Trump praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as “incredible in terms of human rights” during an Oval Office meeting Nov. 18, preemptively deflecting questions about the kingdom’s extensive record of abuses as the crown prince pledged $1 trillion in US investments. The comments came despite weeks of pressure from human rights advocates urging Trump to confront the crown prince over Saudi Arabia’s recent grave abuses, an i…
Saudi Crown Prince Leaves U.S. Tour Empowered
“Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emerged from a White House visit this week as, in President Trump’s view, the undisputed leader of the Arab world,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “No Arab leader in recent memory has received such a lavish welcome from an American president—including a red-carpet welcome, a parade of horses and a black-tie dinner—and certainly not an authoritarian leader with such a scrutinized human-rights record. In t…
Trump’s fawning meeting with the Saudi prince was a disgrace
The realities of geopolitics have long required the United States to ally itself with foreign leaders who commit terrible deeds. Defeating foreign threats often requires the help of countries that fall far short of being liberal democracies that respect human rights. Saudi Arabia is a classic example of such a country today. It both has a disturbing human rights record and is a legitimately valuable American partner in countering Iran’s aggressi…
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