President Trump says he is “extremely angry” about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but defends his relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Osaka, Japan President Donald Trump said Friday he was"extremely angry and very unhappy" about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi but claimed that"nobody has directly pointed a finger" at Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, despite the conclusions of the CIA and a United Nations report.
"I'm extremely angry and unhappy about a thing like that taking place," Trump said when asked by CNN's Jim Acosta about Khashoggi.Earlier Saturday, during a working breakfast with the prince, Trump brushed off a question about whether he would raise the subject of Khashoggi's murder."Uh," Trump said, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat frowning next to him,"thank you very much.
"We can declassify ... the truth is I don't want to talk about intelligence," Trump said. Trump more broadly defended his relationships with world leaders, including the Saudis and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he gets"along with a lot of people." "I get along with everybody, except you people," Trump told Acosta."I also get along with people who would be perceived as being very nice.""I get along with President Putin.
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