President Donald Trump said “things happen” during a bilateral press conference with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when asked about the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

An ABC News reporter brought up Khashoggi in a question to Trump and the crown prince. Trump blasted ABC News as “fake news” in his response and said the crown prince knew nothing of Khashoggi’s killing.

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“As far as this gentleman is concerned, he’s done a phenomenal job. You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial,” Trump said. “A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen.”

“But he knew nothing about it, and we can leave it at that. You

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