Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) appealed directly to President Donald Trump on Monday night to approve a resolution Sanders co-sponsored to withdraw U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen. Saudi Arabia would almost certainly be unable to carry out the war without U.S. assistance. Trump, who has been close with Saudi Arabia since taking office, is likely to veto the measure. Sanders, likely hoping that Trump, an avid Fox News viewer, was tuning in, took the opportunity to lobby Trump directly on the resolution. “I’ve been very critical of the president,” Sanders began.

Source: Huffington Post April 16, 2019 01:07 UTC