MSNBC: Saudi Arabia Is Basking in Trump’s Disdain for Iran that Runs So Deep They Are Getting Away with Murder

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Velshi Come ░░░░░░░░ when the balance of ░░░░░░░░ shifts to Democrats from ░░░░░░░░ in the House Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the House Intel Committee ░░░░░░░░ they want to probe ░░░░░░░░ President s relationship with ░░░░░░░░ Arabia That s according ░░░░░░░░ new comments by the ░░░░░░░░ likely to lead the ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Adam Schiff This ░░░░░░░░ after a week of ░░░░░░░░ Saudi comments from the ░░░░░░░░ including these from yesterday ░░░░░░░░ phone call Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia s been ░░░░░░░░ long time strategic partner ░░░░░░░░ they re investing hundreds ░░░░░░░░ billions of dollars in ░░░░░░░░ country I mean hundreds ░░░░░░░░ billions They re keeping ░░░░░░░░ oil prices low Clip ░░░░░░░░ Velshi All right Now ░░░░░░░░ New York Times reports ░░░░░░░░ House of Saud might ░░░░░░░░ seeking a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ under the guise of ░░░░░░░░ deal with the United ░░░░░░░░ to create nuclear power ░░░░░░░░ begging the question how ░░░░░░░░ is this President going ░░░░░░░░ go for the art ░░░░░░░░ the deal Joining me ░░░░░░░░ former Senior Adviser Evelyn ░░░░░░░░ and Malcolm Nance who ░░░░░░░░ a MSNBC terrorism analyst ░░░░░░░░ to both of you ░░░░░░░░ you for being here ░░░░░░░░ this is interesting Saudi ░░░░░░░░ is talking about the ░░░░░░░░ sort of stuff that ░░░░░░░░ always talked about that ░░░░░░░░ said was a domestic ░░░░░░░░ generation effort that much ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ thought was an effort ░░░░░░░░ get nuclear weaponry Saudi ░░░░░░░░ is basking in President ░░░░░░░░ s disdain for Iran ░░░░░░░░ runs so deep they ░░░░░░░░ to get away with ░░░░░░░░ awful lot FARKAS Murder ░░░░░░░░ With murder Exactly That ░░░░░░░░ exactly right FARKAS Just ░░░░░░░░ it Velshi Yeah FARKSAS ░░░░░░░░ I think the problem ░░░░░░░░ this We have a ░░░░░░░░ Prince now who s ░░░░░░░░ in line and basically ░░░░░░░░ the country as if ░░░░░░░░ were the King He ░░░░░░░░ got the King s ░░░░░░░░ And he s been ░░░░░░░░ a foreign policy leave ░░░░░░░░ policy aside for just ░░░░░░░░ minute He s been ░░░░░░░░ a Saudi foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ s really very volatile ░░░░░░░░ s dangerous to U ░░░░░░░░ interests and dangerous to ░░░░░░░░ and Middle Eastern interests ░░░░░░░░ stability Right What do ░░░░░░░░ mean A blockade on ░░░░░░░░ U S Troops are ░░░░░░░░ They have exacerbated the ░░░░░░░░ The war in Yemen ░░░░░░░░ worst humanitarian crisis in ░░░░░░░░ world right now And ░░░░░░░░ the nuclear quest This ░░░░░░░░ not entirely new The ░░░░░░░░ kingdom back to the ░░░░░░░░ has had the sense ░░░░░░░░ had to have a ░░░░░░░░ against Iran on the ░░░░░░░░ front And to some ░░░░░░░░ towards Israel Right They ░░░░░░░░ a close relationship with ░░░░░░░░ because in the 80s ░░░░░░░░ 90s Pakistan started already ░░░░░░░░ the 70s Correct Started ░░░░░░░░ nuclear program calling it ░░░░░░░░ Islamic bomb if you ░░░░░░░░ and then the understanding ░░░░░░░░ there s probably some ░░░░░░░░ funding going in there ░░░░░░░░ agreement if the Saudis ░░░░░░░░ access to a nuclear ░░░░░░░░ because the threat of ░░░░░░░░ that much bigger to ░░░░░░░░ over to Pakistan and ░░░░░░░░ the help and the ░░░░░░░░ weapons probably from Pakistan ░░░░░░░░ this was kind of ░░░░░░░░ in U S Government ░░░░░░░░ there was an agreement ░░░░░░░░ the world has lived ░░░░░░░░ that kind of understanding ░░░░░░░░ it didn t seem ░░░░░░░░ the Saudis would reach ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear program on ░░░░░░░░ own and of course ░░░░░░░░ fact that the United ░░░░░░░░ was negotiating with Iran ░░░░░░░░ put them in the ░░░░░░░░ box if you will ░░░░░░░░ shut down their program ░░░░░░░░ least for 15 years ░░░░░░░░ that the Saudis wouldn ░░░░░░░░ have a reason to ░░░░░░░░ that Again our government ░░░░░░░░ under Trump President Trump ░░░░░░░░ comes in and throws ░░░░░░░░ agreement out the door ░░░░░░░░ Europeans are trying to ░░░░░░░░ tranians in the agreement ░░░░░░░░ the Saudis are nervous ░░░░░░░░ part because of what ░░░░░░░░ did and then an ░░░░░░░░ crown prince taking actions ░░░░░░░░ are rash doesn t ░░░░░░░░ things through and if ░░░░░░░░ Saudis get access to ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons program it ░░░░░░░░ as destabilizing as it ░░░░░░░░ for Iran to have ░░░░░░░░ Malcolm the president hangs ░░░░░░░░ support of Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ two things One is ░░░░░░░░ massive amount of money ░░░░░░░░ jobs that he claims ░░░░░░░░ is getting which is ░░░░░░░░ false and the other ░░░░░░░░ a bulwark against Iran ░░░░░░░░ We have known that ░░░░░░░░ Arabia s had a ░░░░░░░░ in terrorism for decades ░░░░░░░░ continue to do business ░░░░░░░░ them because it suited ░░░░░░░░ interests to do so ░░░░░░░░ in this particular case ░░░░░░░░ does seem that the ░░░░░░░░ s got the head ░░░░░░░░ the sand about Saudi ░░░░░░░░ Well he does and ░░░░░░░░ s because he s ░░░░░░░░ that Iran is the ░░░░░░░░ all be all threat ░░░░░░░░ the world I mean ░░░░░░░░ s be Frank 15 ░░░░░░░░ the 17 hijackers on ░░░░░░░░ 11 were Saudi citizens ░░░░░░░░ came to the United ░░░░░░░░ legally using Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ know Visa system an ░░░░░░░░ carried out the largest ░░░░░░░░ atrocity against the United ░░░░░░░░ Granted that was terrorism ░░░░░░░░ bin Laden Saudi citizen ░░░░░░░░ original Al Qaeda and ░░░░░░░░ rooted in the Saudi ░░░░░░░░ system of religion in ░░░░░░░░ own country They themselves ░░░░░░░░ a blind eye to ░░░░░░░░ hard core their followers ░░░░░░░░ But now they have ░░░░░░░░ a solid line against ░░░░░░░░ which jives with Donald ░░░░░░░░ and it appears that ░░░░░░░░ re willing to do ░░░░░░░░ You know if Saudi ░░░░░░░░ really bomb they don ░░░░░░░░ have to worry about ░░░░░░░░ They can just put ░░░░░░░░ billion on the table ░░░░░░░░ Pakistan could buy sell ░░░░░░░░ of their 120 nuclear ░░░░░░░░ arsenal which would change ░░░░░░░░ balance of power overnight ░░░░░░░░ real quick At some ░░░░░░░░ does Saudi Arabia overplay ░░░░░░░░ hand They have been ░░░░░░░░ a free hand They ░░░░░░░░ t have to end ░░░░░░░░ with Saudi Arabia but ░░░░░░░░ of calm things down ░░░░░░░░ little bit I think ░░░░░░░░ have overplayed the hand ░░░░░░░░ Of course we already ░░░░░░░░ in Congress a huge ░░░░░░░░ swell of opposition to ░░░░░░░░ Yemen war before this ░░░░░░░░ of khashoggi Jamal khashoggi ░░░░░░░░ journalist but then trying ░░░░░░░░ cover it up and ░░░░░░░░ the president complicit they ░░░░░░░░ gone too far and ░░░░░░░░ countries Germany said no ░░░░░░░░ arms sales Thanks to ░░░░░░░░ of you.