Almost two months ago, the world was rocked by the sudden disappearance of dissident Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi after he entered the Saudi consulate…
Almost two months ago, the world was rocked by the sudden disappearance of dissident Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. In the weeks that followed, the Saudi Arabian government changed their stance on the disappearance multiple times, first feigning innocence, then calling it a “rogue assassination,” and then confessing to the murder but calling it an accident.
After turning a blind eye to Trump’s trade war with everyone from Canada to Mexico to Germany, his highly public social media fights with age-old U. S. allies and embracing the world’s most infamous dictators, lawmakers have finally reached a point where they are willing to intervene in Trump’s foreign policy.
The murder of Khashoggi has infuriated both Democrats and Republicans alike, with politicians across the U. S. condemning the brutal killing. With the House flipped in favor of the Democrats come January, it seems that the president may be in the hot seat “as early as next week.
