Khashoggi editor on Trump Saudi statement: 'This is a new low'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's editor at The Washington Post on Tuesday blasted President Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, calling it "a new low."

Karen Attiah said that the statement "is full of lies and a blatant disregard for his own intelligence agencies."

"It also shows an unforgivable disregard for the lives of Saudis who dare criticize the regime. This is a new low."

Link to tweet

Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. would keep a "steadfast" alliance with Saudi Arabia, making it clear that the president does not want the killing of Khashoggi to disrupt the relationship between the two nations.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/417671-khashoggi-editor-on-trump-saudi-statement-this-is-a-new-low

"New low? Oh yeah. Watch this." - Donald J Trump

[dameatball]

1. Remember the Clooney movie? This is pretty much the same thing.

[gratuitous]

2. Nevertheless, the question persists . . .

What are you and the rest of the media going to DO about it? President Trump has in essence declared open season on reporters and journalists. His allies and supporters are wantonly murdering reporters, not just Jamal Khashoggi, but the folks at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis. And when they're not shooting or dismembering, they're sending bombs. The last round of bombs didn't detonate because the nincompoop who decided to do it wasn't smart enough to make a working bomb. The next nincompoop might not be quite so incompetent.

What are you going to DO about this?

[ok_cpu]

3. This is a real presidential statement?

It reads like a freshman essay.