10-19-2018, 07:33 PM
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Donald Trump says Saudi explanation is "credible"
Donald Trump has told reporters he find the Saudi explanation for Jamal Khashoggi’s death - that the journalist died after getting in a fight at the embassy in Istanbul - “credible”.
Answering questions at a visit to Luke Air Force base in Arizona, the US president welcomed the announcement from the Saudi government admitting that Khashoggi was dead, something they initially denied. He also said he thought third parties were involved in the death.
“Well, I think it’s a good first steps. It’s a big step. There’s a lot of people involved.”
Trump said the death was “unacceptable” and there would be a response from the US, but that he would wait to speak to the Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman before announcing the US response.
“Saudi Arabia has been a great ally, but what happened is unacceptable,” Trump says.
The president repeatedly said he would prefer that any retribution against Saudi Arabia does not include cancelling weapons contracts and that the US needs Saudi Arabia as a counterbalance to Iran in the region.
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