Cenk Uygur
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Trump Praises Saudi Royal Purge
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November 8, 2017
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7:57Now PlayingSomething is going on inside Saudi politics and Trump if for it. John Iadarola and Jennifer Briney, the hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Join TYT
“The Trump administration has tied the United States to the impetuous young crown prince of Saudi Arabia and seems to be quite oblivious to the dangers. But they are growing every day.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his favorite son, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, have broken with the traditional patterns of consensual politics in the royal family, and the results are likely to be a much less stable kingdom with increasingly impulsive and erratic policies.
A purge is now under way that includes imprisonment of top princes (albeit in a former luxury hotel), the confiscation of assets, and at least two mysterious deaths.
"I have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia," President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning, "they know exactly what they are doing..."
Then he went on, "...Some of those they are harshly treating have been 'milking' their country for years!"
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Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. A young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations.(American Heritage Dictionary)
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