You know it’s a crapshoot move when the folks at CNN turn on a Democrat which is what happened after Biden offered the Saudi crown prince immunity in the murder of an American-based journalist. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was granted immunity by Biden after the big guy vowed to turn the prince into a pyriah following the torture and murder of WaPo writer Jamal Khashoggi.
“A few weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that MBS ‘mocks President Biden in private, making fun of the 79-year-old’s gaffes and questioning his mental acuity,’ according to people inside the Saudi government. Nothing gets leaked by the Saudi government to The Wall Street Journal without MBS signing off on it, President Biden,” Tapper began.
“What are you — what are we — getting in exchange for letting this thug get away with murder, Mr. President?” Tapper asked. “Other than the stink of complicity?”
Biden went so far as to slam his buddies at the media for even asking about the murder, “why don’t you guys talk about something that matters?”.
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A Biden administration court filing states the office held by Saudi Arabia's crown prince shields him from a lawsuit filed by the fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi. CNN's @jaketapper questions President Biden's previous pledge to address the killing. @CNNSotu #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/cPHygn6ZZc
— CNN (@CNN) November 20, 2022
Even WaPo slammed Biden for shielding the crown prince. Publisher Fred Ryan criticized Biden when the news was first reported, accusing the president of effectively granting bin Salman a “license to kill” in a blistering statement published Friday.
“In granting legal immunity to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Biden is failing to uphold America’s most cherished values. He is granting a license to kill to one of the world’s most egregious human-rights abusers who is responsible for the cold-blooded murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist,” Ryan wrote.
Ryan went on to note that King Salman had named his son — the crown prince — prime minister in an effort to use international law to shield him from the consequences of his actions.
“By going along with this scheme, President Biden is turning his back on fundamental principles of press freedom and equality. The American people – and those wronged by MBS in Saudi Arabia and around the world – deserve better,” he concluded.
New statement from Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan pic.twitter.com/D0Cbt6Cpg2
— Washington Post PR (@WashPostPR) November 18, 2022
In a weird turn of events, GOP Senator Tom Cotton has come to Biden’s defense after even the liberal media abandoned him. Biden granted Prince Salman immunity from the murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi was justified and in “keeping with the practice and lawsuits involving foreign heads of state,” Sen. Tom Cotton said Sunday, agreeing with the White House’s argument.
“It would have been a major break of those customs to not granted that kind of — grant that kind of immunity,” the Arkansas Republican said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” adding that Saudi Arabia is “far from the worst abuser of human rights.”
Iran, he pointed out, has “massacred protesters in the streets,” and China is also problematic with what it “does to harvest organs or commit genocide against ethnic minorities.”
“If we didn’t have partners who didn’t always share our political systems and social sensibilities, we couldn’t have allies and partners,” said Cotton. “Saudi Arabia’s been an ally for 80 years.”