US EditionWhy Mohammed Bin Salman Won’t Give Trump What He Wants
Trump praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and dismissed questions on Khashoggi's murder and Trump family business dealings during a White House visit.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, defending him when ABC News reporter Mary Bruce pressed on family ties and Khashoggi's killing.
- U.S. intelligence agencies concluded Prince Mohammed likely ordered Khashoggi's killing, while Saudi officials gave shifting explanations and the prince called the murder a `mistake`.
- Trump dismissed ethics concerns about his family's Saudi ventures, saying `I have nothing to do with the family business. I have left, and I devoted 100% of my energy.` Bruce questioned Saudi ties to 9/11 and Khashoggi, prompting Trump to call her `fake news` and say `You don't have to embarrass our guests`.
- Khashoggi was an afterthought as the leaders unveiled billions in deals and the White House staged lavish red carpet and soiree events hosted by First Lady Melania Trump.
- As the two leaders met in the Oval Office on Wednesday , President Donald Trump played down Khashoggi's death and disputed the CIA assessment while tightening his embrace of Prince Mohammed, shaping Middle East policy.
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Trump Blows Off Claims of Lucrative Property Deals in Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump has denied having any conflicts of interest from his family’s business ventures in Saudi Arabia as he paved the way for new pacts with the Kingdom’s leader. Seven years after the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump rolled out the red carpet for the man U.S. intelligence agencies held responsible for the 2018 assassination: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The White House meeting with Salman, who sa…
Trump insists Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing
US President Donald Trump fiercely defended Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, insisting the Saudi crown prince did not know about the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, effectively contradicting an assessment by US intelligence agencies. The controversy over the killing of Khashoggi, a US-based critic of the Saudi leadership, flared again as the kingdom’s de facto ruler made his first Whi…
A heated exchange took place between US President Donald Trump and ABC News correspondent Mary Bruce after she asked questions about his family's investments in Saudi Arabia, and then directed a question to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the victims of the September 11 attacks and the Jamal Khashoggi case...
U.S. intelligence services once saw Mohammed bin Salman as the mastermind of the Khashoggi murder. Donald Trump sees this differently: the Saudi prime minister knew nothing about it.
A explosive question – and an angry Donald Trump at the White House press conference on the occasion of the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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