Obviously not wanting to lose a powerful and loyal ally in the Middle East, which is Riyadh for the United States, Donald Trump tried his best to challenge the involvement of Saudi Prince Salman in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but the Senate suddenly decided to spoil the president’s policies.
Thus, the United States Senate adopted a resolution in which it places the blame for the killing of The Washington Post columnist on Muhammad ibn Salman, which clearly went against the foreign policy of Donald Trump. Moreover, the senators adopted another document in which they called on Washington to stop supporting Saudi Arabia in matters of intervention in the Yemeni armed conflict.
It should be noted that the majority of senators are Republicans, and for the first time they decided so revealingly to disown the foreign policy of the head of the White House, who has clearly big plans for Saudi partners. First of all, it is Riyadh that is Washington’s key ally in creating the so-called. NATO version of the Middle East. In addition, the Trump administration has already cooperated with Riyadh in a large-scale campaign against Iran.
It is also noteworthy that the resolutions of the Senate are further transmitted to Congress. Moreover, the president has the right of veto. Thus, the decision of the senators is rather a challenge that was thrown to the head of state.