Trump Honors the Man Who Had Jamal Khashoggi Killed

The president called the murdered journalist "controversial," said MBS "knew nothing about it" despite U.S. intelligence findings, and attacked the reporter who dared to ask about it.

President Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House on Tuesday with fighter jets flying overhead, black horses processing across the South Lawn, and cannons firing in salute. It was the kind of welcome typically reserved for heads of state, which MBS technically isn’t. But Trump had promised he wasn’t just meeting with Sau…