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Trump said Tuesday the U.S. would maintain a "steadfast" alliance with Saudi Arabia in a defiant statement that made it clear Trump does not want the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi to disrupt the relationship between the two nations.
Trump refused to blame Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for Khashoggi's killing even though the CIA has reportedly concluded that the crown prince ordered his assassination. The CIA on Tuesday was expected to share its full report on the killing with Trump.
"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 didnt!" the president said, adding that "we may never know" who was responsible.
The president later told reporters at the White House that the CIA "didn't make a determination" as to whether Crown Prince Mohammed ordered Khashoggi's murder, despite published reports it did.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/417646-trump-affirms-us-loyalty-to-saudi-arabia-in-striking-new-statement?userid=229233
Of course they won't.
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)without him? They did it before with Russia, even though he took forever to implement it in any real way.
C_U_L8R
(44,889 posts)and the stain of murder isn't going to go away.
The Saudi's would do well to come clean and deal with their prince
Sneederbunk
(14,207 posts)struggle4progress
(118,032 posts)By Noah Bookbinder
... he and his businesses have continued to benefit substantially from Saudi customers, including the government of Saudi Arabia. Press reports have indicated that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently paid for rooms and meals at the Trump hotels in Washington and Chicago. In 2017, Saudi lobbyists spent $270,000 to reserve rooms at Trumps hotel in Washington. The kingdom itself paid $4.5 million in 2001 to purchase a floor of Trump World Tower and continues to pay tens of thousands in annual common charges to Trump businesses for that property (the total of which could be up to $5.7 million since 2001, according to one estimate). In the past year, as bookings fell overall, Trumps hotels in New York and Chicago reported a significant uptick in bookings from Saudi Arabia. And a major factor in a recent increase in revenue for the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Manhattan was that Saudis accompanying the crown prince during a recent visit stayed there, as The Washington Post has reported ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/10/18/president-trump-has-massive-conflict-interest-saudi-arabia/?utm_term=.5b5c62455458
Dirty Socialist
(3,248 posts)Is against Trump on this one. It's a new low for Trump.