U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, voted Thursday afternoon against ending U.S. support for Saudi Arabia in its war on Yemen — one of a pair of votes taken in response to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The amendment passed, however, with support from all Senate Democrats, including Colorado’s Michael Bennet, and a handful of Republicans.
“The tragic and extraordinarily complex situation in Yemen requires a political solution,” Bennet said in a statement. “Itap also critical to stress how inadequate the Presidentap response to the death of Jamal Khashoggi has been, in effect legitimizing his murder and failing to stand up for press freedom.”
President Donald Trump has despite the CIA’s findings.
Gardner, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told The Denver Post last week he believes the prince was responsible for the journalist’s death but penalizing Saudi Arabia isn’t the solution.
The second vote Thursday, on a resolution condemning Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for Khashoggi’s death, passed unanimously.
It’s not yet clear whether or how the House will vote on the issue before the current session ends, .
