President Donald Trump dismissed criticism of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying, “things happen.”
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In a meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday, the president said the Crown Prince “knew nothing about it” and said of Khashoggi that “a lot of people didn’t like that gentleman.”
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Trump lashed out at a reporter who asked the question, calling her “fake news” and chastising her.
“You don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking him a question like that,” Trump said.
