President Donald Trump praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as “incredible in terms of human rights” during an Oval Office meeting Tuesday, deflecting questions about the kingdom’s extensive record of abuses as the crown prince pledged $1 trillion in U.S. investments.

The exchange came despite weeks of pressure from human rights advocates urging Trump to confront the crown prince over Saudi Arabia’s record, an incomplete list of which reportedly includes mass executions , torture of dissidents , systematic repression of women , and the killing of hundreds of Ethiopian migrants at the Yemen border .

Human rights groups have also documented prison sentences for social media posts, enforced disappearances , and widespread abuse of migrant workers under the kafal

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