White House to host Saudi prince tied by intelligence to journalist's killing

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Last edited Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:05 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: WaPo

Full/gift article at link ... with correct link.

"... In addition to members of Congress, high-profile business executives are among those on the guest list for Tuesday night’s White House dinner, the official said. They declined to elaborate. Mohammed is slated to hold a U.S.-Saudi investment meeting at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday as part of his visit, which will include panel discussions and roundtables on topics such as biotechnology, defense and green technology.

Trump met with Mohammed in one of the first foreign visits of his second term. In Riyadh, he signed a strategic economic partnership agreement, which includes deals for mining, energy and defense. Trump signed a $142 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia, and Mohammed has pledged to invest $600 billion in the U.S., although analysts caution that some of those promises may be overstated.

... Before Trump, the Biden administration made a similar calculus about working with Mohammed. On the campaign trail after Khashoggi’s killing, Biden promised he would make Saudi Arabia “the pariah that they are.” Instead, during a Middle East trip in 2022, Biden fist-bumped Mohammed and gave him a sitting audience with the leader of the free world.

Trump’s ties to Saudi Arabia go beyond U.S. interests. The Trump Organization, which is led by the president’s sons, has plans for a Trump-branded property in Riyadh, the capital and largest city in Saudi Arabia, and is also working on Trump Tower Jeddah, along the coast of the Red Sea. And Mohammed is a business partner of Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Kushner’s private equity firm has received billions from foreign sources, including the government of Saudi Arabia."



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[trusty elf]

1. Sawed and Fraud

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4. "Sawed" hard to even think of the actions, he'll get a warm reception, how quickly some forget :( nt

[bluestarone]

2. I'm just so PISSED at this bullshit!!

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5. Me too! nt

[travelingthrulife]

3. No murdering autocrat left behind.

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6. He welcomes every damn one of them. nt

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7. White House to host Sawdi prince tied by intelligence to journalist's killing

There. I fixed it.

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8. That was the title of the article on 11/14, I might have had both links open and copied the wrong one ...

this should be the correct link, thanks.



https://wapo.st/47LKxNf

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9. I didn't think WaPo would do that - even for its late employee.

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10. There were two articles I believe, note to self ...

do not have too many tabs open at the same time.

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11. And edited the original post with the correct link, appreciate you pointing out my error :). nt

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12. Stephanie Ruhle covering the money and Saudi Arabia now. nt

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13. MaddowBlog-Trump scrambles to defend Saudi crown prince in an embarrassing display

It’s occasionally tempting to think Trump has hit rock bottom, but then he finds a way to drill a hole in the bottom of the barrel and fall even lower.

Trump scrambles to defend Saudi crown prince in an embarrassing display.

It’s occasionally tempting to think Trump has hit rock bottom, but then he finds a way to drill a hole in the bottom of the barrel and fall even lower.

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— TheBlackPage (Woke, DEI forever against fascism) (@theblackpage.bsky.social) 2025-11-18T23:31:11.397Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-things-happen-saudi-crown-prince-mbs-khashoggi-rcna244681

Even before the president’s guest arrived at the White House, the scheduled meeting was controversial, in part because of the private sector dealings between Trump’s family business and Saudi officials. But after their public interactions, the story took a turn for the worse. The New York Times summarized:

President Trump brushed aside a reporter’s question about the role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, played in the death and dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist in 2018, praising the kingdom’s de facto ruler in a joint Oval Office appearance that was heavy on flattery. Mr. Trump strongly defended Prince Mohammed, who U.S. intelligence has said ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who was killed by Saudi agents. Prince Mohammed has denied involvement.

Almost immediately after the joint event began, Trump praised the Saudi leader for “the job he’s done in terms of human rights and everything else.” Given the horrific human rights record Saudi Arabia has cultivated over the course of many years, the American president’s commendation was appalling.....

But things deteriorated further soon after.

Q: Is it appropriate for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you're president. Is that a conflict of interest? And your royal highness, the US intel community concluded you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journali---

TRUMP: Who are you with?

Q: ABC News

TRUMP: Fake news

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-18T17:44:41.681Z

When a reporter pressed Trump on his obvious conflicts of interest, and the crown prince on intelligence pointing to his role in orchestrating the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Republican interrupted to dismiss ABC News’ correspondent as “fake news.”

Moments later, Trump suggested that Khashoggi had it coming.

Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-18T17:46:32.144Z

......As for the idea that the reporter’s question might “embarrass” Trump’s “guest,” it’s not the job of the free press to protect the feelings of foreign authoritarians.

Trump soon after whined about a reporter asking the Saudi leader “an insubordinate question,” as if members of the free press were somehow the crown prince’s employees.

As the event continued, the American president horsed around with the crown prince as if they were a pair of kids having a good time. Grabbing his guest’s hand, Trump specifically said: “I don’t care where that hand’s been.”

It’s occasionally tempting to think the Republican has hit rock bottom, but then he finds a way to drill a hole in the bottom of the barrel and fall even lower.