Trump should have denounced killing of journalist, instead of saying ‘things happen’
Editor:
During the recent visit of Saudi leader Salman to the White House, a reporter asked Trump about the brutal murder of Washington Reporter Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018. Trump’s reply was “….things happen.”
The CIA had concluded in late 2018 that Salman had ordered the murder of Khashoggi by luring him into a trap. At the White House, Salman stated “…we are doing our best that this doesn’t happen again.”
Khashoggi was a US journalist and a U.S. citizen. Instead of outrage, we get “things happen.” It is a revealing statement by a narcissist who values self importance, and power over the welfare of US citizens whom he pledged to protect.
John Capurso
Albion High School graduate in 1960
Ashburn, Va.
