Trump inaugural chief asked about Khashoggi murder, jokes and then defends Saudis
WHO THE FUCK ARE THESE PEOPLE???????
Washington (CNN)Tom Barrack, a key donor and friend of President Donald Trump attempted to justify the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi Tuesday, arguing that the US does not have the moral authority to criticize Saudi Arabia due to its own record of "atrocities."
When asked whether Khashoggi's murder has damaged Saudi Arabia's reputation on the world stage, Barrack began his answer with a joke before attributing public outrage over the killing in the US to a Western misunderstanding of the Saudi rule of law.
"As long as you don't make me a guest at the Ritz," Barrack quipped, before moving into his response to a question from CNN's Becky Anderson at the Milken Institute MENA Summit in Abu Dhabi.
"I believe that the problem with what's happened with the Khashoggi incident is the same problems of the West misunderstanding the East that's existed since Sykes--Picot. So the West is confused that the rule of law -- doesn't understand what the rule of law is in the Kingdom," he added.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/13/politics/tom-barrack-trump-donor-khashoggi/index.html