#Trump is rolling out the red carpet for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman [#MBS] Tuesday, with the #SaudiArabia de facto ruler seeking to further rehabilitate his global image after the 2018 killing of US based journalist #JamalKhashoggi & deepen ties with Washington.
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •Just 2 #criminals in the seat of #power. Nothing to see here.
#Trump #MBS #WarCriminals #murder #law
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •This is MBS's first visit to the US since the 2018 killing of #journalist & Saudi critic #JamalKhashoggi in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate.
#Khashoggi was killed & dismembered in Oct 2018 by Saudi agents in an operation US intelligence believed was ordered by #MBS.
Khashoggi had criticized the crown prince's policies in his #WashingtonPost columns.
He had traveled to the #SaudiArabia consulate to obtain papers to marry his fiancée, a Turkish citizen.
#law #murder #Trump #criminal
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •[Helsinki flashback] #Trump contradicts #US #intelligence, says #MBS 'knew nothing' about #Khashoggi death.
Then in classic Trump fashion, Trump dismisses a reporter’s question on the #murder of #journalist #JamalKhashoggi as an attempt to "embarrass" the #SaudiArabia leader, horrifically adding:
🚨 "things happen" [um… dismemberment doesn’t just “happen”] 🚨
Trump asked the reporter where she was from, then called her "fake news."
#criminal #law #FreePress
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •"A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen, but he [#MBS] knew nothing about it. And we can leave it at that. You don't have to embarrass our guest by asking a question like that,” #Trump said as if likability excuses #murder.
#law #criminals #US #SaudiArabia #JamalKhashoggi #Khashoggi
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •#Trump said the #US would sell #F35 stealth fighter jets to #SaudiArabia in a similar arrangement it has with #Israel.
"As far as I'm concerned, I think they are both at a level where they should get top of the line (F-35s)," Trump said, referring to Saudi & Israel as great allies.
#WarCrimes
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •Asked about the #EpsteinFiles, #Trump attacks #reporter
The same reporter who asked earlier about #Khashoggi asked Trump why he is not releasing the #Epstein files now, rather than waiting for #Congress to vote.
Trump responded: "It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you are a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions."
He added "You're a terrible person & terrible reporter."
He added that he thinks #ABC's license should be taken away.
#law #FreePress