President Donald Trump arrived in Qatar during his Middle East tour, where he met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and gushed with praise. Trump celebrated the emir and compared him to Saudi Arabia's prime minister, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. "We came from Saudi Arabia where we have another great man over there that's a friend of yours. You guys get along so well and like each other. You sorta remind me a little bit of each other if you wanna know the truth. They're both tall handsome guys who happen to be very smart," said Trump.
... "We came from Saudi Arabia where we have another great man over there that's a friend of yours. You guys get along so well and like each other. You sorta remind me a little bit of each other if you wanna know the truth. They're both tall handsome guys who happen to be very smart," said Trump. ...
Was this praise by Pres Trump to the leader who killed and chopped up a Washington Post reporter that was critical of the leader being praised?
Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi
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... On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident journalist, was killed by agents of the Saudi government at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.[4][5] Khashoggi was ambushed and strangled by a 15-member squad of Saudi operatives.[6][7] His body was dismembered and disposed of in some way that was never publicly revealed.[8] The consulate had been secretly bugged by the Turkish government and Khashoggi's final moments were captured in audio recordings, transcripts of which were subsequently made public.[9][6][10]
The New York Times reported in June 2019 that Saudi government engaged in an extensive effort to cover up the killing, including destroying evidence.[7] By 16 October, separate investigations by Turkish officials and The New York Times had concluded that the murder was premeditated and that some members of the Saudi hit team were closely connected to Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.[11] ...
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