With Trump, Saudi Arabia Is Getting Everything It Wants
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 18: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting the crown prince for meetings aimed at strengthening economic and defense ties, including the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images The red carpet was rolled out for Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Donald Trump hosted the Saudi delegation in Washington for a lavish visit on Tuesday. This was the Crown Prince’s first visit to the White House since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in October of 2018. In a defence of the Kingdom, Trump was adamant that the Crown Prince knew nothing about Khashoggi’s murder. Trump also brushed away criticisms of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, and referred to the Crown Prince as “a great ally.” This is a remarkable turnaround since US intelligence indicated in 2021 that the Crown Prince had approved Khashoggi’s murder. In the aftermath, the relationship between the West and Saudi Arabia became increasingly strained. Saudi Arabia faced not just critiques from US Congress, but 36 countries (including all EU countries) provided a joint rebuke of its human rights record— several months after the murder in March of 2019. The following month, US Congress voted to end US military assistance to Saudi Arabia over Riyadh’s conduct in the war in Yemen after it was accused of carrying out unlawful airstrikes on civilians. Though Trump would veto this measure to block the sale of millions of dollars in weapons to Saudi Arabia, tensions grew even further during Biden’s presidency. Refusing to fully condemn Moscow, Saudi…
