Saudi Arabia’s release of a prominent activist shows Mohammed bin Salman knows his blank check from the US is over
Business Insider
Bill Bostock
Feb 11, 2021
Saudi Arabia’s decision to release a string of activists and prisoners in recent days is an indication that the kingdom knows its blank check from the US is over.
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During his 2020 presidential campaign, Biden pledged to rip up what he called the “dangerous blank check” handed to the Saudis by President Donald Trump. In November 2019, he also pledged to make Saudi Arabia “the pariah that they are.”
During his tenure, Trump was slammed for making nice with the crown prince, neglecting to criticize the war in Yemen, detention of peaceful activists, or the murder of the Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi.
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