Graham praises Saudi Arabia's crown prince after calling him ‘unhinged’ in 2018

Graham has long held that Saudi Arabia is a "strategic ally" to the U.S. but also called for sanctions against the Middle Eastern kingdom in 2018

"I just had a very productive, candid meeting with the Saudi crown prince and his senior leadership team. The opportunity to enhance the U.S.-Saudi relationship is real and the reforms going on in Saudi Arabia are equally real," said Graham, R-S.C.

"I look forward to working with the administration and congressional Republicans and Democrats to see if we can take the U.S.-Saudi relationship to the next level, which would be a tremendous economic benefit to both countries and bring much-needed stability to a troubled region," he said.