Senators criticize US support for Saudi campaign in Yemen as crown prince visits

WASHINGTON – US senators debated a resolution seeking an end to US support for Saudi Arabia's campaign in Yemen's civil war on Tuesday, the same day President Donald Trump was due to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House.

Some backers of the measure took to the Senate floor to call the three-year-long conflict in Yemen a "humanitarian catastrophe," which they blamed on the Saudis.

Senator Bernie Sanders, a lead sponsor of the legislation, noted the deaths of thousands of civilians, displacement of millions, famine and potentially the largest cholera outbreak in history because of the conflict.

"That is what is going on in Yemen today as a result of the Saudi-led war there," Sanders said.