Reuters: Trump: I told Saudi king he wouldn't last without U.S. support
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump made an undiplomatic remark about close ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, saying he warned Saudi Arabia’s King Salman he would not last in power “for two weeks” without the backing of the U.S. military.
“We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you say they’re rich. And I love the King, King Salman. But I said ‘King - we’re protecting you - you might not be there for two weeks without us - you have to pay for your military,’” Trump said to cheers at a rally in Southaven, Mississippi.
Trump did not say when he made those remarks to the Saudi monarch.
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WNU Editor: The Saudi Kingdom/government would survive if the U.S. should withdraw its support. The Saudis would simply find another major government/country to protect them, and on the top of that list I would put China.
