US EditionTrump’s Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is quiet on human rights
- On May 13, 2025, President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh celebrating U.S.-Saudi partnership and Middle East peace efforts.
- Trump’s visit followed a pattern of downplaying human rights amid Saudi Arabia’s contested record and a history of U.S. Criticism over issues like the 2018 Khashoggi killing.
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended closely, as Trump praised the prince’s reforms, including women's legal liberalization aimed at economic diversification.
- Rights groups reported thousands face exit bans, including Ibrahim Almadi’s father, while organizations warned Arabs in the U.S. To be cautious amid fears of detentions and deportations.
- Trump’s remarks signaled a U.S. Shift away from human rights advocacy, conveying diminished moral authority to condemn abuses and underscoring a transactional geopolitical era.
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President Donald Trump just wrapped four days of travel through Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports from the Middle East during the president’s first major overseas trip.
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