Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince’s White House visit
by Julian Borger in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#71JE1)
US president also claims Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing' about murder of journalist
Donald Trump has shrugged off the Saudi regime's 2018 murder of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the journalist was extremely controversial" and unpopular, dismissing the killing by observing things happen".
The US president made the remarks at the White House on Tuesday while welcoming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the first time since Khashoggi's murder and dismemberment in Istanbul by Saudi state operatives.
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