He doesn’t care about human rights, only money. Even many Republicans in Congress don’t agree with him on this issue.
The President appears to be repeatedly taking the Saudi denials at face value (first King Salman, now MBS) and amplifying them. No indication of any daylight between the US & Saudi Arabia, even as it is becoming apparent Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate https://t.co/X490v0qcNn
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) October 16, 2018
Trump on Saudi Arabia’s responsibility for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi: They deny it.
Trump on Russian interference in American elections: They deny it.
Trump on Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual assaults: He denies it.
Trump on Roy Moore’s alleged pedophilia: He denies it. https://t.co/YqgBPUIr5A
— Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver) October 16, 2018
"Just got off the phone with OJ Simpson. He totally denied knowledge of the murders. He's committed to finding the real killers." https://t.co/UNJ4c7jIwL
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) October 16, 2018
"Just got off the phone with OJ Simpson. He totally denied knowledge of the murders. He's committed to finding the real killers." https://t.co/UNJ4c7jIwL
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) October 16, 2018
Reminder: Trump has access to US intelligence. The Saudis, including MBS, have insisted for two weeks Khashoggi left the consulate. Now…something "took place" there? https://t.co/v1iEE5KCcx
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 16, 2018
The president is willingly and knowingly doing the counter messaging for the Saudi kingdom. He floated the "rogue attackers" theory and now vouching for their transparent denials and vows to investigate. https://t.co/nFBsILZFdn
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) October 16, 2018
Nothing to see here, folks. https://t.co/pvyCuBFqLy
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 16, 2018
Was that also an "accident"? https://t.co/Y7gZNDUClo
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 16, 2018
And you believe him? Just like that? Just because he told you so? Did he say it "strongly", as Putin did when he denied Russian interference in our 20126 presidential elections in Helsinki? Wouldnt it be prudent to get the facts before giving cover to the Saudi regime? https://t.co/HZgFyUqjwE
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) October 16, 2018
Trump and Pompeo are helping the Saudis sweep a murder under the rug: https://t.co/CrfjIusPmP pic.twitter.com/JV23dJtVUo
— Slate (@Slate) October 16, 2018
This doc from @realDonaldTrump’s company shows how key Saudi biz was at his NYC hotel this year. https://t.co/2ItSFryVeb
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 16, 2018
He was murdered in their embassy https://t.co/MVYzHcTTj7
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) October 16, 2018
Kavanaugh must love being lumped in with Khashoggi's killers. https://t.co/Y1eYhDAWrO
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 16, 2018
I can’t remember the last time I was shaking with anger and grief, but here goes:
Jamal had threats against him. US intelligence knew there were threats against him. THE SAUDIS WERE REPORTEDLY READY TO ADMIT THEY KILLED HIM. They have not even tried to prove innocence. https://t.co/h98W2xcCc4
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) October 16, 2018
Sad! 