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President Donald Trump offered a warm welcome to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday.
In an extraordinary moment, he even stepped in to defend him when a reporter raised the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
During their Oval Office meeting, a journalist directed a question about Khashoggi’s murder to the crown prince, but Mr Trump jumped in before he could respond.
“You’re mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman,” Trump said, insisting the crown prince had no involvement. “Whether you liked him or didn’t like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it.”
“You don’t have to embarrass our guest,” the president added
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