Trump Suggests 'Rogue Killers' May Be Behind Saudi Journalist Disappearance
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he spoke by phone with Saudi Arabia's King Salman, who denied any knowledge of what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing earlier this month during a visit to the kingdo...
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he spoke by phone with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who denied any knowledge of what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing earlier this month during a visit to the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey.
“Just spoke to the King of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge of whatever may have happened ‘to our Saudi Arabian citizen.’ He said that they are working closely with Turkey to find answer,” Trump said in a Twitter state later the phone conversation, the US president suggested that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman could believe that rogue killers were behind the disappearance of the journalist.
“That being said, the king firmly denied any knowledge of it, he didn’t really know. Maybe, I don’t want to get into his head, but it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers, who knows,” Trump told reporters.
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