Trump Wednesday says “no, not at all” when asked if he’s not giving he’s not giving cover to Saudi Arabia, despite repeating its royals’ denials that they had any knowledge of what happened to Khashoggi after he entered their consulate in Istanbul.
Still the president is calling Saudi Arabia an important ally, noting it is an important customer for U.S. military exports.
U.S. officials say they are taking Khashoggi’s disappearance seriously, but Trump says he has not sent the FBI, stressing that he was not “American citizen.”In an interview with the AP Tuesday, Trump warned against a rush to judgment, comparing condemnation of Saudi Arabia to the allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
