Van Hollen: Trump hit Saudi Arabia with ‘bait and switch’ by tying Israel relations to nuclear deal

Kennedy's comments came days after President Donald Trump announced the agreement and then added a new requirement that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel before it can proceed—a condition that has already drawn criticism from Democrats and raised questions about whether the deal can survive congressional scrutiny.

Even as he threatened to escalate an unlawful war sold in part as preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, Donald Trump opened the door to proliferation in the region on Wednesday.

A prominent GOP senator is splitting with Donald Trump over his plans for a controversial nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, the latest sign that the White House’s Middle East policy is dividing the Republican Party.