Tulsi Gabbard on Twitter: Trump calls "the bitch of Saudi Arabia"; says that it's not "America First"

Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, a veteran of the National Guard who did two tours in the Middle East, said in a tweet that President Trump was "the bitch of Saudi Arabia" for announcing that the United States would side with Saudi Arabia, regardless of the intelligence community's assessment of the involvement of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, Washington Post editorialist.

"Hey @realdonaldtrump: being the bitch of Saudi Arabia is not an" America first "," Gabbard tweeted. Mr. Trump justified his position vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia by saying that the country was a key partner in national security and a major buyer of US arms.

Last week, Gabbard also called for an end to any US involvement in the Saudi intervention in the war in Yemen, which would have caused a humanitarian crisis. "It is high time we ended the complicity of the United States in the atrocities committed in Saudi Arabia," said Gabbard. "We must stop all US support for the genocidal war in Saudi Arabia in Yemen now."

Gabbard, a declared progressive and partisan of Bernie Sanders at the 2016 Democratic primary, is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2020. She has been widely criticized for her views on Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, some of whom reckon as an apologist. him. She met Assad last year.

The assassination of Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey sparked a public outcry and the Saudi version of the facts has changed several times since the disappearance of the consulate journalist in early October. The information available to the CIA confirms the hypothesis that the Crown Prince allegedly ordered the assassination of Khashoggi, apparently based largely on the control exercised by the Crown Prince. In other words, the murder could not have been committed without the knowledge of the Crown Prince, known as MBS.

Nonetheless, Trump issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon: "Our intelligence agencies continue to evaluate all the information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince has learned of this tragic event – maybe it's not the same. he did it and maybe not! "

He added: "That being said, we can never know all the facts surrounding the assassination of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi … the United States intends to remain an unwavering partner of Saudi Arabia to guarantee the interests of our country, Israel and the United States. all other partners in the region. "

Mr. Trump told reporters on the White House lawn that the killing of Khashoggi was a "shame," but "it is what he is," adding that his administration "does not". was not going to give up hundreds of billions of dollars "on October 2 murder at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, referring to an arms deal with the Saudis.

"If we give up Saudi Arabia, it would be a terrible mistake," said Trump. He also sent a tweet on Wednesday morning thanking Saudi Arabia for the drop in oil prices.

"Oil prices are going down." Super! As a big tax cut for America and the world. "Enjoy! Take advantage of $ 54, it was only $ 82. Saudi Arabia, but let's go further down! " Mr Trump wrote.

Other political figures, including Republicans, have been critics of Mr. Trump for his position on Khashoggi's death. "I am pretty sure that this statement concerns Saudi Arabia, not America at first," commented Republican Rand Paul, an ally of the president but fierce critic of relations between the US and the US. America and the Saudis.