Saudi Prince Dines with Elon Musk, NYT Forgets Khashoggi
The guest list for Trump's Saudi Crown Prince dinner reads like a who's who of global influence, with Elon Musk and Cristiano Ronaldo rubbing elbows with MBS, as reported by the NYT. It's a grand spectacle of power and capital, precisely the kind of affair designed to normalize a figure tied to the brutal murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a fact often relegated to polite
whispers by mainstream media. One might wonder if the dessert menu included a brief mention of MBS's alleged role in state-sanctioned violence, or if the conversation touched on the thousands of Yemeni civilians killed by Saudi-led airstrikes, a campaign heavily supported with U.S. armaments. The willingness to embrace 'controversial' figures for economic and political gain is not new, but the
blatant PR effort supported by top-tier guests, enthusiastically covered by the press, raises questions about what narratives are being laundered for public consumption.