Trump’s Inaction Risks Emboldening Saudis After Writer Vanishes
- U.S. holds back in responding to alleged murder of a critic
- A new test of alliance Jared Kushner forged with crown prince
A demonstrator holds a poster during a rally about the disappearance of Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi outside the Embassy of Saudi Arabia on in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 10.
Photographer: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump’s reluctance to impose consequences against Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi has fed criticism that his administration could be letting the kingdom get away with murder.
Khashoggi, a Saudi critic of the regime who wrote for the Washington Post, hasn’t been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 to pick up a document for his upcoming wedding. Turkish officials have said they believe he was killed and dismembered there.