When President Donald Trump first met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Riyadh this spring, he was beaming with delight. Trump was feted by the Saudi royal family as if he were a royal himself. Surrounded by gold chairs and chandeliers, Trump threw praise at MBS, a man who seven years earlier was accused by the U.S. intelligence community of ordering the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi dissident and columnist at The Washington Post. MBS, Trump said , was an “incredible man,” a “friend” and someone who was willing to spend lavishly to boost U.S. industry. And spend he did; the Saudis agreed to invest $600 billion in the American economy.

Trump and MBS will meet each other again Tuesday, this time at the White House. It will be the crown prince’s fir

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