Trump: Saudi Crown Prince Gets Top Marks on Human Rights - Crown Prince’s US Visit Revives Outrage Over Khashoggi Murder and Rights Abuses
Saudi Arabia is facing intense scrutiny over its human rights record as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the USA. The trip has reignited criticism following the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an act US intelligence directly linked to the prince. Activists now describe the kingdom’s crackdown on dissent as the harshest in its modern history.
The killing of Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi consulate in 2018 marked a turning point in US-Saudi relations. American intelligence agencies later confirmed that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the operation. Despite these findings, then-President Donald Trump downplayed the incident, remarking that 'things happen' and claiming the prince had no prior knowledge.
The crown prince’s latest visit has again put Saudi Arabia’s human rights record under global scrutiny. With executions at an all-time high and activists warning of unprecedented repression, pressure remains on the US to address these issues. The fallout from Khashoggi’s murder and the kingdom’s worsening crackdowns show no signs of fading from public debate.
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