Trump: I told Saudi king he wouldn't last without U.S. support

Q: President Donald Trump told a rally last week that he warned Saudi Arabia’s King Salman he would not last in power “for two weeks” without the backing of the U.S. military. Where is Saudi Arabia?

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Q: Saudi Arabia was the first nation Trump visited as president, and he has strongly backed the Saudis in their rivalry with which nation across the Persian Gulf?

A. Iran

B. Iraq

C. Kuwait

D. Qatar

Q: President Trump has been complaining about Saudi leaders over what issue?

A. Attacks on dissidents

B. Price of oil

C. Support for terrorism

D. War in Yemen

Q: Since becoming crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman has cracked down on rivals and dissidents. A prominent journalist who was critical of Saudi Arabia’s leadership disappeared last week after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the capital of ...

A. Egypt

B. Iraq

C. Jordan

D. Turkey

Q: Khashoggi’s disappearance threatens to worsen the strained relations between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Turkey has backed what Persian Gulf nation in its dispute with Saudi Arabia?

A. Algeria

B. Lebanon

C. Qatar

D. Sudan


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