While giving a toast at the Time 100 Summit, Hasan Minhaj publicly called out Jared Kushner, also in attendance, for his seemingly cozy relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The comedian roasted President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser on Tuesday for his reported text communications with the crown prince and suggested that Kushner use his relationship with the Saudi leader, commonly referred to as “MBS,” to help free imprisoned activists. “I’m very lucky that I get to be here in America and I can make jokes about very powerful leaders, and I have the safety of being here in America,” Minhaj said. “We have a lot of incredible rights here in America and safeties that we take for granted oftentimes.”He then noted the imprisonment of Loujain al-Hathloul, a Saudi activist who fought to lift the country’s ban on female drivers, and pointedly suggested that “a high-ranking official in the White House” advocate for her release. “This is a very powerful room, and I know there’s a lot of very powerful people here, and it would be crazy if — I don’t know, if there was just, like, a high-ranking official in the White House that could WhatsApp MBS and say, ‘Hey, maybe you could help that person get out of prison because they don’t deserve it,’ but that would be crazy,” Minhaj quipped.

Source: Huffington Post April 24, 2019 18:45 UTC