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WWE Facing Pressure From Both Sides Of The Political Aisle To ‘Pause’ Crown Jewel

WWE Under Pressure From Senators On Both Sides Of The Political Aisle To ‘Pause’ Crown Jewel
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IJR reports that United States Senator Chris Murphy (D – Connecticut) is urging the WWE to rethink their relationship with Saudi Arabia after the kidnapping and likely assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Senator Murphy, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told IJR,

“This is a brazen assault on the freedom of the press and a slap in the face to the United States, if this murder occurred as it seems it did. Because [Linda McMahon] is part of the president’s cabinet […] the administration really should give it some thought and maybe even prevail upon them not doing it. I’d hope that they would be rethinking their relationship with the kingdom especially with respect to events coming up in the next weeks like [WWE Crown Jewel].”

Senator Chris Coon (D – Delaware) sits alongside Senator Murphy on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and told IJR that the WWE “should be taking a hard look” at its relationship with Saudi Arabia going forward.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R – South Carolina) told IJR, that “there should be a pause” regarding WWE’s relationship with the kingdom. Graham also added that there “would be hell to pay” if Khashoggi was indeed murdered by the Saudi Arabian Government. Graham added, “I want a complete rethinking of our relationship.”

Senator Bob Menendez told IJR,

“Private enterprise is private enterprise, different than a governmental entity, but because [Linda McMahon] is part of the president’s cabinet, it falls into the grey area where the administration really should give it some thought and maybe even prevail upon them not doing it.”

WWE provided IJR with the following statement,

“We are currently monitoring the situation.”

IJR reached out to Linda McMahon for a comment; however, she has yet to respond. Crown Jewel is set to take place on Friday, November 2nd.

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