LF: Tulsi Gabbard eviscerates Trump as 'Saudi Arabia's bitch'

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump as "Saudi Arabia's bitch" in the latest scathing criticism of the commander-in-chief's extraordinary statement this week to stand by the country's rulers despite the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Hawaii Democratic congresswoman made the remarks in a brief and blistering tweet Wednesday afternoon.

"Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia's bitch is not 'America First,'" wrote Gabbard, a 37-year-old Iraq War veteran who at various points has been considered a rising star in her party.

"It could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event — maybe he did and maybe he didn't!" Trump said in the statement, which featured a subheading that read "America First!" In the statement, he also outlined how the U.S. needed Saudi support to help fight terrorism internationally and to help keep oil prices low.

On Wednesday morning, he followed the statement with a tweet about oil, saying that it was "Great!" that “prices getting lower”

Oil prices getting lower. Great! Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. Enjoy! $54, was just $82. Thank you to Saudi Arabia, but let’s go lower!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2018

"Enjoy! $54, was just $82. Thank you to Saudi Arabia, but let’s go lower!" he wrote, hours before Gabbard chimed in.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Tuesday tweeted, "I'm pretty sure this statement is Saudi Arabia First, not America First."

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., tweeted Tuesday night, "I never thought I'd see the day a White House would moonlight as a public relations firm for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia."

I'm sure Trump sees jobs as the advantage of sticking with the arms deal, and Trump is correct in that it's a hell of a lot of money. But it comes at a very high price of surrendering any credibility in being about standing up to dictatorial regimes.

The right thing to do is to inform Saudi Arabia that a monarchy is no longer an acceptable form of government and that they must transition to an elected constitutional republic. And the Saudi monarchy would have about no other allies that would bail them out.

First, he's a journalist. Second, he's a Saudi citizen, not ours. Third, his writings pissed off the Saudi government and he knew it. Fourth, he was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, considered by Saudi Arabia to be a terrorist organization.

You play with fire you get burnt. I don't expect, nor want, our government getting involved with every journalist trying to make a name for themselves.

"Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia’s bitch is not 'America First,'" the Hawaii Democrat tweeted.