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\u201cHe\u2019s done a phenomenal job,\u201d Trump said of Mohammed, adding: \u201cThings happen, but he knew nothing about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
And, referencing Khashoggi, the president also seemed to offer an explanation for his murder: \u201ca lot of people didn\u2019t like that gentleman,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
Moments later, he went further and suggested that ABC should lose its broadcasting license over the reporter\u2019s question.<\/p>\n
It was not the first time Trump made excuses for Khashoggi\u2019s murder, something he also did in 2018. And it followed the president praising Mohammed for his record on \u201chuman rights\u201d and declaring that he and the Saudi crown prince have \u201calways been on the same side of every issue.\u201d” <\/p>\n
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