9/11 Widow Blasts Saudi Crown Prince Over Alleged Involvement in 2001 Attacks

During an annual ceremony to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman faced sharp criticism from a widow of one of the victims. Patricia Strada accused the Saudi government of lying about its involvement in the terrorist attack and urged President Trump to tell them to stop denying their role.

Strada's remarks were made during an annual ceremony where names of the victims are read aloud, and she also appealed to Vice President Pence to carry her message back to the administration. Another participant called on Trump to release unredacted files that implicate Saudi Arabia in the attacks, stating 'We've seen him do it for the JFK files. Why not the 9/11 files?'

The criticism comes as families of the victims continue to press the Trump administration to declassify more government records related to the attack. The oil-rich nation has long fought claims from the victims' families, but last year a federal judge determined that there was enough evidence to infer that Saudi Arabia employed two operatives to assist the hijackers.

The close relationship between Saudi Arabia and the US has been a subject of controversy for years, with both countries maintaining ties despite ongoing disputes over various issues. Trump's family has extensive business ties in Saudi Arabia, and during an Oval Office meeting last year, MBS defended himself against criticism from 9/11 families, saying that 'We have to focus on reality... based on CIA documents.'

The Saudi government has maintained its innocence regarding the 9/11 attacks, with MBS stating that Osama bin Laden used Saudi people for a specific purpose - to destroy the American-Saudi relationship.