Trump tweets 'great confidence' in Saudi crackdown

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he had “great confidence” in an anti-corruption sweep by Saudi Arabia that has seen dozens of high-profile political and business figures arrested.

“I have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, they know exactly what they are doing,” he wrote on Twitter.

“Some of those they are harshly treating have been ‘milking’ their country for years!” added the US president, whose marathon Asia tour moves Tuesday to South Korea.