Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits White House

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published November 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM EST

Here & Now‘s Elissa Nadworny talks with NPR political correspondent Danielle Kurtzeleben to break down Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s first visit to the White House after the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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