A push for human rights was absent from President Trump’s recent visit to authoritarian governments in the Mideast. During a business conference in Saudi Arabia, the president went out of his way to distance himself from the actions of past administrations. He told leaders gone were the days when American officials would fly to the […]
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Trump was silent on human rights during Mideast trip
A push for human rights was absent from President Trump’s recent visit to authoritarian governments in the Mideast. During a business conference in Saudi Arabia, the president went out of his way to distance himself from the actions of past administrations. He told leaders gone were the days when American officials would fly to the Mideast to give “you lectures on how to live and how to govern your own affairs.” Human rights groups viewed that as a pledge of non-intervention and expressed their disappointment.