Trump, Biden: The Clown Show of Blood-Stained Hands
Donald Trump, fresh from his own Oval Office meet-and-greet with MBS, where he proudly shook the Crown Prince's hand, took aim at Joe Biden's 2022 fist-bump diplomacy. Trump, who explicitly stated MBS had 'nothing to do' with the Khashoggi killing, declared, “I don’t give a fist bump…I don’t care where it’s been.” This, from the man who once called MBS a 'friend' while his administration supplied
the kingdom with billions in weaponry, despite bipartisan concerns over Saudi Arabia's conduct in Yemen. (Remember Project Wolverine, the secret plan to arm the Saudis after Khashoggi's murder?) The sheer audacity of these politicians to quibble over greeting etiquette when both have openly embraced the architect of a brutal war in Yemen and the alleged orchestrator of Jamal Khashoggi's
dismemberment is frankly breathtaking. It's not about the fist-bump versus the handshake; it's about the consistent prioritization of oil and arms deals over human rights. Both administrations, Republican and Democratic, have eagerly engaged with a regime known for its egregious human rights record. While one president feigns concern with a 'fist-bump' to save face, the other boldly proclaims his
indifference, all while ensuring the weapons spigots remain wide open. How many more journalists, dissidents, or Yemeni children need to die before either party stops pretending moral outrage is stronger than petrodollars?