Vowing to serve Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE), President Donald Trump’s bid of generating revenue via sale of arms is now facing a major rebuke from Congress. In a stalemate that has prevailed endlessly, US Republican members of Congress once again retaliated, Wednesday.

Aggravated by the President’s bids, Republican Congress bashed Trump’s plans to sell $8 billion in weapons to Saudi and UAE. Besides, stating that it was rather “unfortunate” that the administration used an emergency declaration to avoid Congressional review.

Members of Congress had been barring the supply of weaponry midst global outrages that have been conducted by the gulf nations. Raining menace and annihilation, US-Saudi have often been named together for the sending the ripples of fear in the Middle East.

While, the former is not directly involved, it has often been found that because of US’ arms deal with Saudi, thousands have lost lives in Yemen. Besides, millions still continue to live on the brink of feminine and are in urgent need of assistance.

Trump and Saudi though have still remained defiant, doing all that is possible to keep the ties intact. Another issue at helm, which was ignored vehemently, is of Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination, Saudi dissident and Washington Post Columnist, who was killed by Saudi hit-squad inside the realm’s consulate in Istanbul.

The US Republicans are now pressing Riyadh to show “tangible progress” towards holding to account those behind Khashoggi’s murder, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

The ranking Republican on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs committee, Michael McCaul, said at a hearing on Wednesday that he supports “the efforts of Saudi Arabia to defend themselves against Iran,” but “the recent use of this emergency authority, in my judgment, was unfortunate.”

Saudi arms deal in recent times has been pursued on the lines of defence against Iran. Citing Iran-related emergency, the Trump administration on May 24 portrayed going ahead with 22 deals worth $8.1 billion to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan. Besides, sending an additional troop of 1,500 men to the Middle East. The Democrats, however, billed the move as a diplomatic way of supplying arms to the Middle East regions.

Assistant secretary of state for Political-military affairs Clarke Cooper said that a small lot of weapons has already been supplied, since the emergency declaration and before Wednesday’s hearing. Anything that’s what’s called ‘off then shelf’ then it’s already moving” to customers, he added.

He also confirmed that “there was nothing new in these 22 sales,” further stating that the sale of US’ weapon packages had been previously notified, yet they did not progress through the established channel.

The senators, thus, have drafted 22 “resolutions of disapproval” aimed at regulating and reaffirming Congress’ role in the approval of arms sales.



Nonetheless, for Trump who has remained adamant over his choice of selling arms for bloodshed in Yemen, the push back is vowing to cause huge problems. Besides, for Saudi’s who are also hiding behind the President’s back, curtains might fall soon, especially when senators are after halting the supply of arms.

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