Trump stands by Saudi crown prince despite Khashoggi murder

President Trump insisted he is standing by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, even though the CIA has concluded the prince ordered the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and senators have pressured the president to condemn him.

“He’s the leader of Saudi Arabia. They’ve been a very good ally,” Trump told Reuters Tuesday evening. Pressed on whether standing by the kingdom of Saudi Arabia also meant his was standing by the crown prince, the president replied: “Well, at this moment, it certainly does.”