International embarrassment loves him some dictators and autocrats, defends his dickishness.
CNN’s Jim Acosta pressed President Donald Trump during his Japan press conference earlier today. Trump lightheartedly told Vladimir Putin not to interfere in the election.
“You did seem to be joking there with the Russian president. Are we taking that to be wrong?” Acosta asked. “And what is it with your coziness with some of these dictators and autocrats at these summits? With Mohammad bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, when you were asked about the case of Jamal Khashoggi, you did not respond to that question––were you afraid of offending him on that subject?”
“No, not at all. I don’t really care about offending people,” Trump said. “I sort of thought you’d know that.”
At one point, Acosta brought up the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, saying, “When you were given the opportunity to call Mohammed bin Salman out on that, you did not do it. Did you do it privately, and do you agree that it is despicable for a government to kill a journalist?”
“Yes, I do. I think it’s horrible or anybody else, by the way. But I think it’s horrible,” Trump said.
He continued:
“Nobody so far has pointed directly a finger at the future king of Saudi Arabia. I will say I spoke to his father… They’ve been a terrific ally. They’re creating millions of Jobs in this country. They’re ordering not only military equipment but $400 billion worth and actually even more than that over a period of time worth of different things. And with that being said I’m extremely angry and unhappy about a thing like that taking place. But as of this moment, more than 13 people are being prosecuted, and I hear the number is going to be going up. But it’s a good question.”
www.mediaite.com/...