One word. Oil. The Saudis probably own a lot of our debt too. Like a bank; they call in those loans and cripple us. They have leverage that we don’t.
So much talk about Russian influence over our country to distract from the real foreign influence over this country.
We may not like everything about Saudi culture, but they are a lot friendlier to us than Iran.
Trump seemed to have a big influence on them when he visited.
Which loans can they “call in?”
The United States Treasury sells bonds that are not callable by the owner.