President Trump argued today that he cannot put blame on Saudi Arabia’s crown prince over the killing of a journalist.
{Saudis1122Trump1_1} Q…the King vehemently 000:11
After placing a call to military troops in West Palm Beach, Florida, the President took questions from reporters. When asked about the CIA’s report on the crown prince’s role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi [[ kah-SHO-gee ]], Trump said there isn’t evidence and that U.S. intelligence hasn’t came to a conclusion. He said “do people really want me to give up hundreds of thousands of jobs. If we went by this standard, we wouldn’t have anybody as an ally.”
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President Trump says intelligence hasn’t determined what happened.
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Trump says the CIA also hasn’t come up with a conclusion.
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Trump says he wants to continue his economic plans with Saudi Arabia.
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