91 m. ago What Trump’s bear hug of Saudi prince reveals about his vision for America — and the family business

Donald Trump’s warm embrace of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a reflection of the president’s own monarchical worldview, Andrew Feinberg writes

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2 h. ago Saudi prince Mohammed is being lavished by Trump. It’s clear why | Mohamad Bazzi

Autocrats like Prince Mohammed are eager to benefit from Trump’s brazen effort to use the presidency to enrich himself and his familyDonald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, appeared together at a US-Saudi investment summit at the Kennedy Center.It’s all part of a rehabilitation tour for Prince Mohammed, years after US intelligence agencies concluded that he had ordered the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident. In October 2018, Khashoggi was ambushed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by a 15-member hit team, who dismembered his body with a bone saw. For a time, the killing turned Prince Mohammed into an international pariah. But Trump never wavered in his support of the Saudi leader, and during his first term protected the prince from US sanctions and pressure from Congress.Mohamad Bazzi is director of the Center for Near Eastern Studies, and a journalism professor, at New York University Continue reading...

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5 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as White House vows revenge for Epstein vote

Donald Trump has spent most of the day fawning over Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, in the States for the first time since he (according to the CIA) ordered a US-based journalist's murder

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6 h. ago Trump shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low | Jodie Ginsberg

Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered in a Saudi consulate. The president says ‘things happen’“Things happen.” Just two words. That’s all it took for Donald Trump to effectively dismiss what is probably the most infamous journalist killing of the last decade – and in so doing plumbed a new low in his contempt for journalists, for journalism – and for the truth.The US president’s dismissal of the murder of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi came in a press conference with the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman – a man whom the CIA found in a 2021 report had orchestrated the kidnap and killing of the Washington Post columnist in 2018. (Prince Mohammed has denied involvement.)Jodie Ginsberg is CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Mike Pence slams Donald Trump over shocking Oval Office moment: 'I would not have said that'

During a visit to London, Pence said that if he had been President the meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman would "have gone a little different"

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12 h. ago Jamal Khashoggi's 7 minutes of terror from chilling audio to 'dismembered alive'

As US President Donald Trump rushes to defend Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over questions about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the Mirror takes a look at the journalist's agonising seven-minute ordeal, captured on chilling audio files

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12 h. ago What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? Trump resurfaces memories of journalist’s brutal murder

President’s claim that Mohammed bin Salman had nothing to do with 2018 killing contradicts US intelligenceDonald Trump on Tuesday said that Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, had nothing to do with the murder of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, whose assassination in 2018 left the Saudi leader an international pariah.But Trump’s own intelligence services, as well as a 2019 UN investigation, have painted a very different picture. The assassination took place inside a Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where a 15-person team led by a close associate of Prince Mohammed was said to have drugged, murdered and dismembered Khashoggi in order to hide evidence of the crime. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo poses for White House selfie with Elon Musk and fiancee Georgina Rodriguez after dinner with Donald Trump

The soccer star was joined by his fiancee Georgina Rodriguez for the glitzy event to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington DC .

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20 h. ago Elon Musk returns to White House for Trump's candlelit dinner with Saudi prince

Elon Musk made his return to the White House Tuesday night, as a guest at President Donald Trump 's candlelit dinner in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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21 h. ago Melania's subtle gesture to Saudi prince as she stuns in strapless green gown after Trump's extraordinary Oval Office defense sparked outrage

Melania Trump stunned in a strapless emerald dress - to match Saudi Arabia 's flag - as she joined President Trump in hosting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a dinner.

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26 h. ago ‘I don’t care where that hand has been’: Trump goes on weird rant about Biden fist

Donald Trump shook hands with Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salma during a meeting in the Oval Office, before slamming Joe Biden for fist-bumping the crown prince in 2022.

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28 h. ago Donald Trump defends Saudi leader over journalist murder: 'Things happen'

In shocking remarks, Trump said "a lot of people didn't like" Jamal Khasoggi, the US-based journalist who was brutally murdered - and defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who was accused of being behind the killing

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28 h. ago Trump defends Mohammed bin Salman over killing of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming Saudi crown prince ‘knew nothing about it’ and ‘things happen’

President blasts ABC News as fake news during Oval Office meeting with Saudi crown princeTrump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudis as Prince Mohammed visitsA reminder that Donald Trump’s family has a strong personal interest in Saudi Arabia. In September, London real estate developer Dar Global announced that it plans to launch Trump Plaza in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.It’s Dar Global’s second collaboration with the Trump Organization, the collection of companies controlled by the US president’s children, in the kingdom. Last year, the two companies announced the launch of Trump Tower Jeddah. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Soccer superstar Ronaldo to join Saudi crown prince during a White House visit

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to join Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday

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29 h. ago Donald Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to White House

President set to sell F-35 stealth jets to the kingdom in crown prince’s first US visit since 2018 killing of regime critic Jamal KhashoggiTrump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudis as Prince Mohammed visitsA reminder that Donald Trump’s family has a strong personal interest in Saudi Arabia. In September, London real estate developer Dar Global announced that it plans to launch Trump Plaza in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.It’s Dar Global’s second collaboration with the Trump Organization, the collection of companies controlled by the US president’s children, in the kingdom. Last year, the two companies announced the launch of Trump Tower Jeddah. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Saudi leader’s entourage for US visit includes official implicated in Twitter spy plot

Senior aide to Mohammed bin Salman allegedly led campaign to identify users who were posting critically about Saudi regimeA senior official in Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage, who is understood to be accompanying the crown prince on his first trip back to the US in over a decade, has previously been accused by US prosecutors of playing a central role in a conspiracy to infiltrate Twitter and identify users who were posting critically about the Saudi regime.Bader al-Asaker, who has headed Prince Mohammed’s private office since before he became crown prince, has never been formally charged by the US government for his role in the 2014-15 scheme, but was named in court in 2022 by a US government lawyer as having led the campaign to find a “mole” who would be able to extract sensitive information from the social media company, which is now known as X. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Saudi entourage for US visit may include official implicated in Twitter spy plot

Senior aide to Mohammed bin Salman allegedly led campaign to identify users who were posting critically about Saudi regimeA senior official in Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage, who is expected to travel with the crown prince on his first trip back to the US in seven years, has previously been accused by US prosecutors of playing a central role in a conspiracy to infiltrate Twitter and identify users who were posting critically about the Saudi regime.Bader al-Asaker, who has headed Prince Mohammed’s private office since before he became crown prince, has never been formally charged by the US government for his role in the 2014-15 scheme, but was accused in court in 2022 by a US government lawyer as having led the campaign to find a “mole” who would be able to extract sensitive information from the social media company, which is now known as X. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Trump’s demands for Mohammed bin Salman and what Saudi crown prince is seeking at first White House visit in over 7 years

The crown prince hasn’t been to the U.S. since the 2018 killing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi

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