Trump rules out halting arms sales to Saudi Arabia because it would hurt US
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) - U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out halting arms sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia because it would hurt the U.S., the Reuters News Agency reported.
“I actually think we’d be punishing ourselves if we did that,” Trump told reporters at the White House, as quoted by Reuters.
“There are other things we can do that are very, very powerful, very strong and we’ll do them,” he added, without saying what those measures might be.
Trump made these comments in reference to questions regarding the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was last seen entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
The Saudi Interior Ministry said this weekend that they had nothing to do with Khashoggi's disappearance; however, several Turkish media outlets have alleged Riyadh killed the journalist.
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