Trump affirms US alliance to Saudi Arabia in striking new statement
Source: The Hill
President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. would maintain a "steadfast partner" with Saudi Arabia in a striking statement that described the world as a violent place and made it clear the administration does not want the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi to tarnish the relationship between the two nations.
In the lengthy statement, Trump said "we may never know" who was responsible for the killing of Khashoggi even though the CIA has reportedly concluded that Prince Mohammed ordered his assassination.
"Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event maybe he did and maybe he didnt!" the president said.
"The United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region. It is our paramount goal to fully eliminate the threat of terrorism throughout the world!" the statement said.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/417646-trump-affirms-us-loyalty-to-saudi-arabia-in-striking-new-statement
Drum
(9,198 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,171 posts)a traitor to American values.
lark
(23,158 posts)Drumpf - I and my daughter make so much $$ from them, we don't care who they kill, it's irrelevant to us. Besides, the guy was a Muslim journalist and Jared asked the Prince if he wanted us to kill him or if he wanted to do it himself.
riversedge
(70,310 posts)my thought also..............
I can't believe this is a real White House statement. Embarrassing.
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Matthew Rosenberg
?Verified account @AllMattNYT
Trump statement on Khashoggi is really something: Deflects by pointing to Iranian wrongdoing, smears a murdered journalist, boasts about Saudis buying American weapons and calls them a great ally ... and then wraps up with America First!
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DeepStateofDisbelief
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12m12 minutes ago
Replying to @atrupar
...is this really a real thing...?
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Aaron Rupar
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11m11 minutes ago
Aaron Rupar Retweeted David Mack
yes. here's the full thing
Aaron Rupar added,
David Mack
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Ive never been more convinced that Trump personally wrote a White House statement. 8 exclamation points! 8!
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DeepStateofDisbelief
? @notjessagain
8m8 minutes ago
Dear God. Its one big whataboutism wrapped in a so what?
Derek James
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13m13 minutes ago
Replying to @atrupar
This communications department is embarrassing.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,621 posts)riversedge
(70,310 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)But attacks OUR military, and its generals? Attacks OUR Democracy, the free press , and calls them liars? Very telling.
meluvrem
(22 posts)The deals this Mafia-like crime family are making are for when they are not in office and not under scrutiny.
That's why any talk about in-fighting in public chaps my hiney.
The media loves to promote that BS. Keep that in house and laser focus on these S.O.B.s
thbobby
(1,474 posts)nod their heads in agreement with the traitor-in-chief, while they enthusiastically attack and diminish the military heroes who took out Bin Laden. Jesus Christ!
Botany
(70,589 posts)I wonder if anything @ all is too much for the Republicans?
"Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event maybe he did and maybe he didnt!" the president said, adding that "we may never know" who was responsible.
area51
(11,923 posts)they don't care anything about the killing of Khashoggi because he's post birth.
TeamPooka
(24,259 posts)it really is?
The USA
Kind of interesting that in a release where he says America first over and over he doesn't even know this and gives SA all the credit?
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)"Money. It's all about money. So shut up and sit down, all you goody-goody two-shoes who care about honesty, integrity, and honor." - Dirty Donny* (R)
* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)that Trump referred to Khashoggi as a "dissident journalist", not a U.S. resident or Washington Post journalist. "Dissident" has a more negative connotation, as if somehow Khashoggi was guilty of something.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,621 posts)PatSeg
(47,613 posts)It appears The Hill used the word.
Jim__
(14,083 posts)... prevented the California forest fires.
Fullduplexxx
(7,870 posts)"Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million," Trump said during a presidential campaign rally in Alabama in August 2015.
"Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much."
At another rally that year, Trump said of the Saudis, "I make a lot of money from them."
"They buy all sorts of my stuff. All kinds of toys from Trump. They pay me millions and hundred of millions."