President Trump dismissed the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a "phenomenal job" despite widespread criticism and evidence suggesting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's involvement. When pressed about the matter, Trump claimed that Khashoggi was an "extremely controversial" individual who had it coming.
Trump waved away the question, stating that the journalist knew nothing about his murder and suggesting that the press should not have asked such a question, implying a lack of decorum. The president appeared to be trying to steer the conversation away from the Saudi crown prince's involvement in Khashoggi's killing.
In stark contrast, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman acknowledged that the Khashoggi scandal was "painful" and a "huge mistake". However, he maintained that he had taken "all the right steps" to investigate his murder. The prince has previously accepted responsibility for the killing, stating that it occurred under his watch.
Despite this acknowledgement, there is no evidence to suggest that bin Salman admitted to any direct involvement in Khashoggi's murder. Trump's dismissal of the matter raises concerns about the president's willingness to tolerate human rights abuses committed by Saudi Arabia and its close allies.
Trump waved away the question, stating that the journalist knew nothing about his murder and suggesting that the press should not have asked such a question, implying a lack of decorum. The president appeared to be trying to steer the conversation away from the Saudi crown prince's involvement in Khashoggi's killing.
In stark contrast, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman acknowledged that the Khashoggi scandal was "painful" and a "huge mistake". However, he maintained that he had taken "all the right steps" to investigate his murder. The prince has previously accepted responsibility for the killing, stating that it occurred under his watch.
Despite this acknowledgement, there is no evidence to suggest that bin Salman admitted to any direct involvement in Khashoggi's murder. Trump's dismissal of the matter raises concerns about the president's willingness to tolerate human rights abuses committed by Saudi Arabia and its close allies.
. Like, come on man, if you're gonna say the guy did a "phenomenal job", at least have the decency to acknowledge that there's some serious evidence pointing to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman being involved in his murder 
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. And it’s even more shady when he implies that Khashoggi was somehow asking for it, like that's an excuse for someone to get killed 
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. Like, if you really did do something wrong, maybe take some responsibility for once? 
. I don’t know, I just think Trump's actions on this are super concerning 
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That just seems like an excuse to me. I don't think Trump should be so quick to defend his friend, especially when there's evidence suggesting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in Khashoggi's murder... It's like, the press is trying to hold him accountable for his actions, but Trump keeps steering it away from that... 
. I mean, come on, calling Jamal Khashoggi's assassination a "phenomenal job"? Are you kidding me? The guy was a journalist, for crying out loud! He wasn't even supposed to be in Saudi Arabia in the first place. It's like Trump is saying that it's okay to kill someone if they're not careful enough 
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. I mean, come on, a "phenomenal job" for assassinating someone? It's like he's not even taking this seriously 
. Trump's not even acknowledging the possibility of bin Salman's involvement, and that's just alarming 
. We need more transparency and accountability on these kinds of issues, you know? It's time for world leaders to stop playing games with human rights and start taking responsibility 
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That's not leadership, dude. And what really gets me is when he tries to downplay Khashoggi as some kind of troublemaker who had it coming... Newsflash, Mr. President: being a journalist shouldn't mean you're asking for death. 
... if trump is really going to make friends with saudi arabia, we need to be super careful about what kinda human rights abuses they're willing to overlook in the name of 'diplomacy' 
and trump just waves his hand like it's all good 
. Trump is so out of touch, saying that the press should just drop it and not ask questions... like, yeah right, because that's exactly what we need more of - less scrutiny on those in power 
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and then just kinda dodges the question about whether he actually did anything wrong.
and now crown prince mohammed bin salman is just acknowledging the whole thing as a "huge mistake" but without taking any real responsibility 
. gotta keep an eye on this one, fam 
this guy trump is outta his mind lol... like, who dismisses an assassination? that's not something you just wave away like it's no big deal 
. On the other hand, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seems super guilty 
and I don't trust him one bit – all that talk about taking responsibility but no actual proof is just suspicious 
. And Trump's whole thing about Khashoggi being "controversial" is just a cover-up – we know he was a journalist who spoke truth to power, so that's not an excuse to kill him 
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. But this is not the kind of diplomacy we need. We should be holding those in power accountable for their actions, not making excuses for them 
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. The fact that Trump is basically saying Khashoggi had it coming because of being a journalist just blows my mind 
. Trump's move is basically saying that the media should just chill and not ask questions that might make people uncomfortable 
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