All posts tagged "Jamal Khashoggi"

The widow of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi fired back Tuesday as President Donald Trump defended Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Trump defended the crown prince — who made his first visit to the United States since the killing of Khashoggi — saying "things happen" and describing Khashoggi as "extremely controversial" in a tense moment after a reporter asked about the journalist's killing.

His widow, Hanan Elatr-Khashoggi, 57, responded to Trump's claims, saying, "This is not justification to murder him." ...

A Washington Post opinion writer condemned President Donald Trump's characterization of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) as "a fantastic guy."

Trump made the comment during a virtual address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, where he said he was asking MBS for $1 trillion in investment money.

"It's also reported today in the papers that Saudi Arabia will be investing at least $600 billion in America, but I'll be asking the crown prince, who's a fantastic guy, to round it out to about $1 trillion. And I think they'll do that because we've been very good to them," Trump said. ...

Donald Trump, who openly admires and envies the world’s dictators and strongmen, chose the week of Joe Biden’s summit with Xi Jinping to lavish praise on the Chinese president — and trash the U.S. president.

After mocking Biden as confused, Trump, the former president and Republican frontrunner for 2024, said during a gala at his Mar-a-Lago home that Xi is “like a piece of steel — strong, smart,” according to a video obtained by Raw Story.

“There’s nobody in Hollywood who could play the role,” Trump added....

WASHINGTON — Members of both sides of the political aisle spoke out against the PGA merger with the Saudi Arabia-owned LIV Golf Tuesday. Just last year, the PGA said that the LIV tournaments were unacceptable and that they would refuse to allow "sports washing" of the Saudi royal family, which has been accused of aiding 9/11 hijackers and human rights violations over the years.

Then, on Tuesday, both groups announced they were merging into a "new, collectively owned, for-profit entity."

Speaking to Raw Story, some lawmakers expressed concern....