"For a brief period, governments were unified in their condemnation of Saudi Arabia's actions. The US imposed sanctions and visa bans in 2021 over the killing, although it stopped short of sanctioning Prince Mohammed himself. Since then, the kingdom has been slowly rehabilitating itself and the crown prince's visit to Washington seemed to be the final confirmation of that redemption."
"But what was on display at the White House was worse than could have been imagined. Not only did Trump fete Prince Mohammed but he effectively rewrote history and then blamed the victim. Prince Mohammed, Trump asserted when asked, knew nothing about the killing in direct contradiction to what his country's own intelligence services concluded four years ago. Moreover, Trump said: 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."
Donald Trump dismissed the murder of Jamal Khashoggi with the phrase 'things happen' during a press conference with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. US intelligence concluded the crown prince orchestrated the 2018 kidnap and killing in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where Khashoggi was drugged and dismembered. A UN investigation reached similar conclusions. Governments briefly condemned Saudi actions and the US imposed sanctions and visa bans in 2021, stopping short of sanctioning the crown prince. The kingdom has been rehabilitating its reputation, and the crown prince’s Washington visit signaled that rehabilitation despite critics' objections.
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