President Trump responded Nov. 22 to questions about the death of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi, saying, “The world is a vicious place.” (The Washington Post)
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump on Thursday contradicted the CIA’s assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, insisting that the agency had “feelings” but did not firmly place blame for the death.
Trump, in defiant remarks to reporters from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, defended his continued support for Mohammed in the face of a CIA assessment that the crown prince had ordered the killing.
“He denies it vehemently,” Trump said of the crown prince. He reiterated that his own conclusion was that “maybe he did, maybe he didn’t.”
View the complete November 22 article by Josh Dawsey on The Washington Post website here.