The chances are "fairly strong" that a Senate resolution calling for ending U.S. military support for the Saudi Arabian-led war in Yemen could become law after the first of the year, as senators on both sides of the table have changed their views following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Sen. Chris Coons said Friday.
"What changed the view of so many in the Senate with whom I voted and spoken about this issue, was both that particular incident and the ways in which President (Donald) Trump failed to step up and teach about America's values," the Delaware Democrat told MSBNC's "Morning Joe."
"You know, we're not just a country of interests. We're not just another great power. We're a country that is great because of our values. The utter failure to stand up for a journalist has galvanized bipartisan action in the Senate."
However, there is no chance the Republican-controlled House will pass legislation before the session ends, said Coons, so he thinks the issue should be considered again next year to force Trump to act on the issue.
Coons also said he thinks the Foreign Relations committee in the Senate should look again at the relationship between the United States and the Saudi kingdom.
"Their actions against Qatar, Lebanon and for a long time in which the Saudi kingdom has supported and exported a fairly extreme version of Islam has to make us reconsider the depth of this relationship," said Coons.
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