Business Insider reports Comedian Hasan Minhaj called out White House adviser Jared Kushner for his close connection with Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman during his speech at the TIME 100 Gala on Tuesday night. Minhaj said on stage, "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." The comedian recently criticized the Saudi government's murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in an episode of his Netflix show, which led Saudi Arabia to pressure Netflix into removing the episode from streaming in the country. Minhaj also argued that activists like Loujain Al-Hathloul deserves more praise than he does. AL-Hathloul is a 29-year-old Saudi women's rights advocate who is imprisoned and has allegedly been tortured by the Saudi regime, Minhaj made the TIME 100 list this year, and Al-Hathloul was a TIME honoree. Then Minhaj asked on stage if a "high-ranking official in the White House" could WhatsApp Prince Mohammed and ask him to release Al-Hathloul from prison. Kushner has reportedly used the messaging app to communicate with Prince Mohammed.
24-04-2019 - Vidéo