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\n President Trump takes the hand of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday.
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<\/p>\n Win McNamee\/Getty Images<\/p>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n President Trump defended Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when questioned in the Oval Office Tuesday about CIA findings that the prince approved the killing of Washington Post<\/em> columnist Jamal Khashoggi.<\/p>\n “You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial,” Trump said, referring to Khashoggi. “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. And would you leave it at that? You don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking a question.”<\/p>\n