Mohammed bin Salman

Trump's unwavering support for Saudi Arabia has raised significant bipartisan criticism from lawmakers in Washington.

Kushner had his first meeting with the Saudi prince following the killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October 2018.

The U.S. has been accused alongside Saudi Arabia of violating end user agreements to illicitly transfer weapons to insurgents in Syria.

The Jamal Khashoggi "episode shows you the degree to which this administration has gone all in on Saudi Arabia," John Kirby said.

Riyadh denies the crown prince played any role in the killing of the journalist.

President Donald Trump called Saudi Arabia a "great ally" despite the murder of Khashoggi, defending his stance by citing multi-billion-dollar arms agreements.

Saudi Arabia said U.S. accusations "disrespect its leadership."

"The Democrats' battle against the Republican control of the U.S. Congress, led to an alliance with Political Islamist movements in order to restore their control on government," an article by Saudi-owned Al Arabiya published on Sunday said.

The GOP politician from Tennessee slammed the White House's response to Jamal Khashoggi's killing.

Sebastian Gorka, who worked as a deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, claimed the murdered Saudi WashPo journalist Jamal Khashoggi was "best friends with Osama Bin Laden."

More than 22,000 police and security agents are set to put the city on lockdown, with 33 protests against the summit planned.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised "President Trump's pragmatic—and correct—approach to the U.S.-Saudi relationship."

With the best-equipped armed forces in the Gulf region, Saudi Arabia is a major player in Middle Eastern affairs. But just how strong is its military?

The material reportedly encouraged violent jihad against nonbelievers and urged the death penalty for women who have an affair.

"We do know of course he has openly bragged about how many millions he makes from Saudi Arabia," the California Democrat pointed out. "Is his personal financial interest driving U.S. policy in the gulf?" he asked.

"The expectation that Trump as president will be starkly different from Trump as candidate is a false hope at best," Jamal Khashoggi wrote in 2016.

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted that his country gets blamed for any problem the president can think of.

Despite Trump's continued support of the Saudi prince, leading Republican and Democratic lawmakers have taken a markedly different position.

The travel ban effectively blocks the suspects from entering 26 nations in Europe.

The crown prince has threatened to develop nuclear weapons if Iran is able to do the same.

Riyadh initially denied any knowledge of Khashoggi's whereabouts, then admitted—weeks later—he had been killed within its consulate in a "premeditated" attack.

Images of the crown prince meeting with Khashoggi's son and shaking his hand have been circulated online.

The chancellor said there was an "urgent need for further clarification" of the circumstances surrounding Jamal Khashoggi's killing.

"You don't bring a bone saw to an accidental fistfight," Senator Ben Sasse said Sunday.

"The Democrats seriously believe they have a way of blaming Donald Trump for this," Limbaugh said.

Kushner reportedly also likened Khashoggi's death to Saudis kidnapping the prime minister of Lebanon.

Trump made his comments Thursday in an interview with The New York Times, admitting that he believes intelligence reports pointing to a top Saudi official are accurate.

"Every single thing he promised me he delivered 150 percent on," Kushner said of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The top diplomat had been dispatched by President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia in the wake of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi's alleged murder.

Prince Khalid, accompanied by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, met Secretary of State Mike Pompeo upon arrival in Riyadh on Tuesday.