RIYADH — When Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman was asked by the interviewer whether he feels like he is surrounded by people who are telling him the truth and giving him straight, he said that if I have a yes-man around me, he's got to be out as soon as possible. In his interview with the US magazine "The Atlantic," the Crown Prince also heaped appreciation on his amazing team members from the Cabinet and the Royal Court. "I believe each minister in the Cabinet, each advisor of the Royal Court, are very capable people. I'm very lucky to have them. I've been very lucky to bring them on in the past few years. They have amazing brains, amazing thoughts. They have the passion of what they believe in, regardless of which sector. They push very hard to make things happen. And they argue very hard. And then at the end of the day, you know, we take the actions based on the laws of Saudi Arabia, that will lead to the interest of the country. For example, actions in Saudi Arabia in the executive branch are taken by a vote among the Cabinet. It's not the King or the Crown Prince saying "We've got to do that." By the procedures, His Majesty and I, we cannot vote first. We have to be the last two people who vote so we don't influence the thoughts or the votes of the ministers. And many ministers vote against my will. They are there and still doing a lot of great things. And that's what you need in any institution, you know, company or country.
