Trump, Eyeing Deals, Defends MBS on Khashoggi
November 18, 2025
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November 18, 2025
Trump, Eyeing Deals, Defends MBS on Khashoggi
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<p>Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>.<br /><br />US President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “knew nothing about” the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, as the pair met to announce a deepening of economic ties at the White House. <br /><br />“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about,” Trump said when asked about Khashoggi alongside the Saudi prince in the Oval Office. “Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen, but he knew nothing about it, and we can leave it at that.” <br /><br />Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko is in for Kailey. Joe and Michelle speak with:</p> <ul> <li>Bloomberg News Senior Editor Michael Shepard.</li> <li>Former Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman of California.</li> <li>Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and BGR Group Principal Lester Munson.</li> <li>Former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman of Virginia.</li> </ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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