Trump ‘angry’ about Khashoggi murder, but says ‘nobody’ blames Crown Prince

June 29, 2019 03:23 pm | Updated 06:20 pm IST - Osaka

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019.

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 29 that he is “extremely angry” about the murder of a Saudi journalist but that nobody had “pointed a finger” at the Kingdom’s crown prince.

“I am extremely angry and unhappy” about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi’s consulate in Istanbul, Trump said.

But “nobody has directly pointed a finger” at Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the U.S. president added when asked about whether he raised the issue during a meeting with the royal.

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