Saudi Arabia Is a Brutal Human-Rights Violator — and Trump Appreciates That

Middle East,Donald Trump,Canada,Saudi Arabia

Posted on AllSides August 10, 2018

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It wasn’t so long ago that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia was doing the rounds of various American muckety-mucks in business, politics, and pop culture.

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