US EditionTrump’s Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is quiet on human rights
- On May 13, 2025, President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Saudi royalty present.
- The visit followed a background of tightened U.S.-Saudi ties under Trump, contrasting with previous criticism over human rights issues like the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
- Trump praised the partnership and peace efforts in the Middle East, dismissed past U.S. Interference, and highlighted Saudi reforms including women's legal liberalization and prisoner releases.
- Rights groups reported thousands, including detainees like Ibrahim Almadi's father, face exit bans and ongoing repression with Saudi executions rising 76% to 345 in 2024 despite claims of limiting capital punishment.
- Trump’s speech signaled U.S. Retreat from its traditional human rights advocacy in the region, raising fears this shift enables unchecked Saudi policies that could worsen conditions for dissidents.
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The rich and powerful gathered in Riyadh to catch President Donald Trump’s speech, including Saudi royalty and American billionaires. This talk marked the dismissal of what Trump referred to as previous U.S. meddling in the affluent Gulf nations’ business. As Trump made clear at this week’s Saudi investment forum, the era of American officials boarding flights to the Middle East to instruct you on ways of living, and managing your own affairs, h…
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