1. The conversation w/ @AmbJohnBolton re: #JamalKhashoggi:
At noon on Thursday, are you satisfied with what the Saudis have told us about the disappearance of Mr. Khashoggi?
JB: Well, I don’t think we, we’ve known enough. I spoke with the crown prince yesterday along with
At noon on Thursday, are you satisfied with what the Saudis have told us about the disappearance of Mr. Khashoggi?
JB: Well, I don’t think we, we’ve known enough. I spoke with the crown prince yesterday along with
2. Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, spoke to the crown prince as well. The president has spoken to this issue. It is something we need to get resolved. And we need to do it as soon as possible.
HH: In the aftermath of the Annapolis newsroom shooting, some people
HH: In the aftermath of the Annapolis newsroom shooting, some people
3. criticized the president for his ‘the enemy of the people’ rhetoric. In the aftermath of the Khashoggi disappearance, some people have said the president is turning a blind eye to violence against journalism across the world, particularly in Russia. What do you make of critics
4. of the president trying to tie him to the Khashoggi disappearance?
JB: Well, I think this is ridiculous. I mean, I think this is, he has spoken out about it. He’s directed Secretary of State Pompeo to speak with Khashoggi’s fiancé, and that’ll happen as soon as they can get
JB: Well, I think this is ridiculous. I mean, I think this is, he has spoken out about it. He’s directed Secretary of State Pompeo to speak with Khashoggi’s fiancé, and that’ll happen as soon as they can get
5. that scheduled. We’re taking a number of other steps that I really can’t get into at the moment. But I think that it’s just hypocritical to say that somehow the president’s not concerned about these things when manifestly his words and his actions are to the contrary.
6. HH: Mr. Ambassador, the Saudi Arabian political structure is, at best, convoluted. Is it possible we have a Henry II situation, ‘who will rid me of this meddlesome priest’ spiraling out of control, or even something more malevolent, that someone intended to undermine
7. the crown prince and the king via this action?
JB: You know, honestly, we just don’t know what the facts are. And that was one of the points that I made to the crown prince. We need to find out what the facts are, and we need to get this resolved quickly,
JB: You know, honestly, we just don’t know what the facts are. And that was one of the points that I made to the crown prince. We need to find out what the facts are, and we need to get this resolved quickly,
8. because if it is another operation, people need to understand that. I think the Saudis themselves are being damaged, because we don’t have the facts out. There’s obviously been historical animosity between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. We have our own difficulties with Turkey
9. at the moment with their keeping Pastor Brunson effectively under house arrest for no good reason whatever. So this is, this is not to anybody’s benefit. And it needs to be cleared up.
10. HH: Is it possible that if the operation happened, it could’ve happened without the knowledge of the crown prince?
JB: I think a lot of things are possible in the Middle East. The United States does not have information it’s not revealing. If we had information, we’d know
JB: I think a lot of things are possible in the Middle East. The United States does not have information it’s not revealing. If we had information, we’d know
11. better exactly how to handle this. We’ve made it clear we want to know what the facts are. We’re going to continue to do that." hughhewitt.com/national-secur…
