Trump to call Saudi king about missing journalist ‘at some point’

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President Trump said Friday he plans to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman “at some point” as the president faces growing pressure to confront the Middle Eastern nation over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

“I will be calling, I will be calling at some point King Salman. I’ll be speaking to him, yes,” Trump told reporters in Ohio ahead of a campaign event.

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