Trump And His Supporters Seem Primed To Accept Saudi Denials Over Jamal Khashoggi
on Monday jumped on the bandwagon of conservatives who have spent more than a week arguing that he should not risk a serious rupture with Saudi Arabia over the alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By giving credence to the Saudi government’s denial of involvement in Khashoggi’s disappearance, Trump moved toward putting his stamp of approval on a narrative that suits his ally, Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman. That narrative has focused on criticizing Khashoggi, downplaying Saudi human rights abuses and, above all, ...
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