Donald Trump Defends MBS Regarding Killing of WaPo Columnist Jamal Khashoggi

Donald Trump gave an ice-cold response when requested concerning the slaughter of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi Tuesday, sweeping it underneath the rug whereas seeming to suggest that he simply wasn’t very talked-about.

As you understand … Khashoggi was famously murdered in a Saudi consulate in Turkey in 2018 by males who reportedly strangled him and sliced him up with a bone noticed whereas he was nonetheless gasping for air. The CIA decided Saudi chief Prince Mohammed bin Salman was the one who ordered the grisly slaying.

During his Tuesday go to to the White House — MBS was requested the inevitable query by a reporter about why Americans ought to belief him on condition that he is extensively thought of to be the mastermind of Khashoggi’s horrific murder.

Trump did not like that very a lot so he responded in basic Trump trend …”You’re mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don’t have to embarrass our guest.”

Basically, pissing on his grave.

Meanwhile, POTUS rolled out the crimson carpet for the Saudi crown prince, treating him to a flyover of 6 fighter jets and a procession of black horses. The prez then escorted him into the WH the place that they had lunch.

Ahead of their assembly, Trump introduced plans to promote F-35s — a few of the world’s most superior plane — to Saudi Arabia.

MBS is anticipated to return to the WH later Tuesday for dinner with a bunch of tech CEOs.