Last fall, the world watched as Saudi Arabia’s official story about the death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi changed, and changed again. A series of contradictory claims and denials came even as evidence emerged that Khashoggi’s killing had been ordered by the country’s crown prince.
Many people were angry, and that included the American comedian Hasan Minhaj, who blasted the Saudi government on his Netflix news-comedy show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj.
“This is the most unbelievable cover story since Blake Shelton won sexiest man alive,” Minhaj joked to his audience.
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