Saudi Prince Is ‘Toxic,’ Graham Says as Pressure Rises on Trump
- Senator says crown prince had Khashoggi ‘murdered’ in Turkey
- Saudi Arabia has rejected charges it killed the journalist
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham slammed Saudi Arabia’s crown prince as a “wrecking ball” and “toxic” figure who he said was directly responsible for the disappearance and possible killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
“I’ve been their biggest defender on the floor of the United States Senate,” Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said of the Saudi leadership on “Fox and Friends” on Tuesday. “This guy is a wrecking ball. Nothing happens in Saudi Arabia without MBS knowing it,” he added, using an acronym for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.