Crown Prince Gets 'Warm Welcome' Despite History of ... Discomfort
The Hill gushes about a "warm Trump welcome" for the Saudi Crown Prince, implying a smooth diplomatic sailing. This narrative, however, glosses over an uncomfortable truth: the U.S. has a pattern of warmly embracing Saudi leadership while simultaneously, allegedly, overlooking human rights abuses and destabilizing regional actions. Recall the 2018 assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S.
intelligence (and most of the world) linked directly to the Crown Prince. Fast forward, and the narrative shifts, proving that for certain allies, 'rapprochement' often means 'rebrand' while the core policies remain unchanged. (One might wonder what the price tag for such amnesia is.) It's almost as if the U.S. foreign policy playbook has a dedicated chapter titled: 'How to Reset Relations After a
Journalist's Disappearance: Step 1, Invite Them to Washington.' The mainstream media obligingly prints the White House press releases, failing to connect these 'warm welcomes' with the continued arms sales, the ongoing regional conflicts, or the conspicuous silence on democratic reforms. It's not a 'warm welcome'; it's a transactional exchange, expertly reframed for public consumption.