Washington – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States intends to remain a “steadfast partner” of Saudi Arabia even though Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have known about the plan to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Trump, in a statement issued by the White House, indicated he had no intention of canceling military contracts with Riyadh, saying, “if we foolishly cancel these contracts, Russia and China would be the enormous beneficiaries.”
Trump said U.S. intelligence agencies were still studying the evidence of how Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, and who planned it.
“Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event – maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!” Trump said.
Yes the guy was a rasha and jew hater anyhow. And why should the USA mish arin” aka mix into the saudi’s business? Trump was elected on an america first platform. It serves us no pint to bicker with them. If we don’t gain who cares.
I know the media was bad because this low life was a journalist. But journalist are nothing more than regular citzens who have jobs. Sorry they are not any holier than the rest of us.
His saudi holdings would be affected if he does not stand with the saudis. President’s moral standing
THe saudis did to a journalist would trump would like to do to some in the press choir but cannot because this is the US and not saudi arabia
why is Khashoggi’s murder more important that many American citizens “murdered” by terrorists in Israel and all over the world because they were Jews??????????
America refuses to learn that the arabs are users and abusers of america Saudi Arabia has been lying to america since the first day and yet they are trusted by us .