Lawmakers denounce Trump's backing of Saudis, despite Khashoggi killing

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The White House's pledge to maintain its strong military and economic alliance with Saudi Arabia amid reports that U.S. intelligence has assessed that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has ignited a flurry of bipartisan condemnation in Washington.

After President Trump issued a remarkable statement on Tuesday in which he acknowledged that the heir apparent to the Saudi throne may have known about the "tragic event," but that his administration nevertheless "intended to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia," several Republican and Democratic members of Congress denounced the White House's position.

"I'm pretty sure this statement is Saudi Arabia First, not America First," Republican Sen. Rand Paul, an ally of the president but ardent critic of America's relationship with the Saudis, wrote on Twitter.

The lawmaker from Kentucky accused National Security Adviser and foreign policy hawk John Bolton of writing the statement and criticized American assistance to the Saudi-led coalition waging a bloody war against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lawmakers-denounce-trumps-backing-of-saudis-despite-khashoggi-killing/ar-BBPVGuf?li=BBnb7Kz

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1. By backing the prince murdering someone from the USA

Isn't putting America first, he was murdered by his commands,and puts Saudi's first, just like he put russia first letting Putin do the same thing and get away with it . He is putting murderers first then giving us more lip service claiming the opposite, again. He's normalizing murders here.