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Trump’s Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is quiet on human rights

  • President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh on May 13, 2025, praising U.S.-Saudi ties and regional peace efforts.
  • The event followed a background of complex U.S.-Saudi relations, including past criticism over human rights and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
  • Trump emphasized ending traditional U.S. lectures on governance to Gulf allies while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sat closest and listened intently.
  • Sarah Leah Whitson, a rights advocate, criticized Americans who condemn abuses by other countries, especially in light of U.S. military backing of Israel during its 19-month Gaza campaign that resulted in thousands of deaths.
  • The speech signaled a U.S. retreat from its traditional, though imperfect, human rights advocacy, raising fears among activists about thousands facing Saudi exit bans and the implications for detained dissidents.
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Saudi royalty and U.S. billionaires were in the front row for a speech in Riyadh in which President Donald Trump condemned what he called past U.S. interference in the rich Persian Gulf states.

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