White House accused of not disclosing meeting with Saudi prince’s brother amid Iran strike

This appeared in The Millennial Source

President Donald Trump reportedly met with the Saudi Arabian deputy minister of defense Prince Khalid bin Salman on January 6 amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, following a US airstrike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

The meeting, which took place at the White House, was not made known to journalists as it wasn’t included in the public schedule.

The meeting only came to light two days later when Prince Khalid, who is also the younger brother of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman, tweeted photos of the meeting on January 8.

The photos include US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates and Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner.

Prince Khalid said that he had a message from his brother, the crown prince, for Trump, but did not disclose the content of said message in his tweet.

“Under the generous directions of His Highness the Crown Prince, I met yesterday with His Excellency US President Donald Trump carrying a message from His Highness, and I also discussed with His Excellency aspects of cooperation…