(Newsmax) Reminding a Montana Republican rally that 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ripped the kingdom – long considered a U.S. ally – for being the reason "we have worldwide terrorism."
"Anyone remember who attacked us on 9/11?" Sen. Paul told the rally attended by Donald Trump Jr., according to The Hill. "Anybody heard of a madrassa? They have 20,000 madrassas in Pakistan funded by the Saudis that teach hatred of Christians, hatred of Jews, hatred of Hindus, throughout the world.
"Why do we have worldwide terrorism? The Saudis fund it."
Paul is likely to call on Congress to put pressure on Saudi Arabia after their potential involvement in murdering and dismembering Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in a consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
"We have to think through this idea that everything [the U.S. supports] is going to be blindly for Saudi Arabia, they're involved in a war in Yemen where tens of thousands of civilians are dying," Paul said, per The Hill.
Trump Jr. and Sen. Paul were attending the Montana campaign rally for Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale. Trump Jr. did not reference Saudi Arabia in his remarks following Paul, according to the report. Read More
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