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President Donald Trump praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as “incredible in terms of human rights” during an Oval Office meeting Tuesday, deflecting questions about the kingdom’s extensive record of abuses as the crown prince pledged $1 trillion in U.S. investments.
The exchange came despite weeks of pressure from human rights advocates urging Trump to confront the crown prince over Saudi Arabia’s record, an incomplete list of which reportedly includes mass executions, torture of dissidents, systematic repression of women, and the killing of hundreds of Ethiopian migrants at the Yemen border.
Human rights groups have also documented prison sentences for social media posts, enforced disappearances, and widespread abuse of migrant workers under the kafala sponsorship system. Several young men who were minors when arrested remain at risk of execution.
At a press gathering following their meeting, Trump described the crown prince as an “extremely respected man” and a “very good friend of mine,” and said: “What he’s done is incredible in terms of human rights and everything else.”
When a reporter asked about US intelligence conclusions that the crown prince orchestrated journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, Trump dismissed the question as coming from “fake news” and said the Saudi leader “knew nothing about it.” The president described the journalist, who had been critical of the crown prince’s policies, as “extremely controversial,” saying “a lot of people didn’t like that gentleman.”
The crown prince took a less defensive approach to the question, saying that Khashoggi’s death was “painful” and “a huge mistake,” and claiming Saudi Arabia has improved its systems to prevent similar incidents.
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The exchange came despite weeks of pressure from human rights advocates urging Trump to confront the crown prince over Saudi Arabia’s record, an incomplete list of which reportedly includes mass executions, torture of dissidents, systematic repression of women, and the killing of hundreds of Ethiopian migrants at the Yemen border.
Human rights groups have also documented prison sentences for social media posts, enforced disappearances, and widespread abuse of migrant workers under the kafala sponsorship system. Several young men who were minors when arrested remain at risk of execution.
At a press gathering following their meeting, Trump described the crown prince as an “extremely respected man” and a “very good friend of mine,” and said: “What he’s done is incredible in terms of human rights and everything else.”
When a reporter asked about US intelligence conclusions that the crown prince orchestrated journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, Trump dismissed the question as coming from “fake news” and said the Saudi leader “knew nothing about it.” The president described the journalist, who had been critical of the crown prince’s policies, as “extremely controversial,” saying “a lot of people didn’t like that gentleman.”
The crown prince took a less defensive approach to the question, saying that Khashoggi’s death was “painful” and “a huge mistake,” and claiming Saudi Arabia has improved its systems to prevent similar incidents.
The post Trump defends Saudi crown prince, dismisses human rights concerns during White House meeting appeared first on JURIST - News.
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